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 ...

The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as ... and composed the music and arrangements ...

The Emmy-winning actress and singer, 66, performed the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of Super Bowl ... Bills safety Damar Hamlin and the first responders who saved his life after he ...