‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is a hymn written by two brothers in the early ... With words by the American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson, and music written by his brother J.

By Billboard Staff Grammy-winning gospel sister duo Mary Mary will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ahead of the 2022 Super Bowl on Sunday. In 2010, the dynamic duo of Trecina Atkins ...

A stirring monument in words and music, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” reminds Americans to press on to the “more perfect union” that the U.S. Constitution’s preamble envisioned.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national ... "For me, it's worship," Day told Apple Music ahead of her performance, calling the song a hymn. Read on for its origin ...

Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the ... His brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music. James Weldon Johnson referred to the work as a ...