James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a ...

By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 The Boys and Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County hosted a Juneteenth celebration Thursday ...

He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create, and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different ...

The school children of Jacksonville kept singing it; they went off to other schools and sang it; they became teachers and taught it to other children.

It is featured in over 40 different Christian hymnals and sung in churches all across America, not just during Black History ...

Explore the significance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the 125th anniversary symposium, highlighting its cultural and ...

Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Black National Anthem with an immersive experience at the Museum of the Bible in ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also known as "The Black National Anthem." According to the NAACP, where Johnson served as executive ...

"At the turn of the 20th century, Johnson's lyrics eloquently captured ... filed a bill seeking to have "Lift Every Voice and Sing" honored as the national hymn. Who is singing the Black national ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to ... on the tenor of the era. When the song was written at the turn of the century, "Johnson’s lyrics eloquently captured the solemn yet hopeful ...

James penned the song — first as a poem — in 1899 ... a “word painting,” with the music matching the lyrics. “Lift every voice and sing” is sung on an ascending line, as is “Let ...