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"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom ...
"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, will be performed at the Super Bowl for the fourth time in a row, the latest legacy of the traditional song. Andra Day ...
In 2021, Mary Mary performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” In 2022, the multi-talented Sheryl Lee Ralph performed the song.
“Lift Every Voice and 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.
Lift Every Voice and Sing is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach with the J.C. White Singers recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label. [1] Reception
He was an advisor on gospel music to the New Grove Dictionary of American Music and was editor of the 1993 edition of the African American hymnal, Lift Every Voice and Sing, II. Horace Boyer published over 40 articles on gospel music in publications that included the Music Educators Journal , the Black Music Research Journal and Black ...
Andra Day has been tapped to perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11. Sheryl Lee Ralph made history last February as the first person to sing the hymn ...
English: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" performed by the United States Navy Band. Featuring Musicians 1st Class Danlie Cuenca and Chelsi Vanderpol and Chief Musician Cory Parker with Chief Musician Justin Cody, piano