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.jpg) Sheet music of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" | |
| Also known as | Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing |
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| Lyrics | James Weldon Johnson, 1900 |
| Music | J. Rosamond Johnson, 1905 |
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"Lift Every Voice and Sing" performed by the United States Navy Band, 2021 | |
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn. James Weldon Johnson wrote the words of the hymn. His brother, J. Rosamond Johnson wrote the music. The hymn is from the point of view of African Americans, in the late 19th century. It is a prayer of thanksgiving, faithfulness, and freedom. Images in the hymn are from the book of Exodus in the Bible, where the people are freed from slavery, and led to the "promised land".[source?]
The song was first performed in 1900. It has been popular in Black communities since then. In 1917, the NAACP began to promote the hymn as a "Negro national anthem". It has been part of 42 different Christian hymnals.[1] Different African American singers and musicians have also performed it.
- ↑ "Lift Every Voice and Sing". Hymnary.org.