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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 ...
Take My Hand, Precious Lord; Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said; There is Power in the Blood; There Shall Be Showers of Blessing; There's a Song in the Air; This Is My Father's World; This is my song (1934 song) This Little Light of Mine 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
The Sunday Service Choir (commonly referred as Sunday Service) is an American gospel group led by rapper Kanye West and conducted by choir director Jason White. Beginning in January 2019, the group has performed every Sunday as well as on Friday, September 27, when West's album Jesus Is King was announced for release.
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" will be performed at the Super Bowl. Read on for the song's lyrics, meaning and history at the Super Bowl. ... It was sung by a choir of 500 children at their ...
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ahead of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, broadcast live from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. ... features lyrics ...
The melody is also a “word painting,” with the music matching the lyrics. “Lift every voice and sing” is sung on an ascending line, as is “Let all creation rise.” The music also adopts ...
[8] [78] [79] The choir is also an inductee to the American Classical Music Hall of Fame (2015) and the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame (2004). [80] The 320-person choir is the largest act to chart on the Billboard Hot 100—their version of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" reached No. 13 in 1959. [81]
'Lift up your hearts!' We lift them, Lord, to thee; Here at thy feet none other may we see: 'Lift up your hearts!' E'en so, with one accord, We lift them up, we lift them to the Lord. Above the level of the former years, The mire of sin, the slough of guilty fears, The mist of doubt, the blight of love's decay, O Lord of Light, lift all our ...