With lyrics that speak of faith and freedom, paying homage to the endurances of their ancestors, the hymn is a hopeful look to a future of equality. ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ has a historical and ...

The music employs word painting; for example, the melody reaches its highest note on “rise” in the first verse ... s lyrics are surprisingly optimistic: “Lift every voice and sing / Till ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson ... The organization said it was first performed in public by a choir of 500 schoolchildren from the segregated ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short Super Bowl history, but the song itself has been around since 1900, when it was first performed ... Johnson's lyrics eloquently captured the solemn yet ...

“Lift Every Voice ... Sing” was first performed in 1900 by children at a segregated school in Jacksonville, Florida, to celebrate the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The ...