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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 ...
James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. ... He wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing", ...
J. Rosamond Johnson was the younger brother of poet and activist James Weldon Johnson, [4] who wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing". [5] The two also worked together in causes related to the NAACP. [6]
Who Wrote ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing?’ James Weldon Johnson was a writer, lawyer, educator, ... His brother, musician and composer John Rosamond Johnson, set the words to music. John trained ...
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" will be performed at the Super Bowl. ... The song was originally written as a poem in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, ... "Johnson’s lyrics eloquently captured the ...
The song, widely regarded as the Black national anthem, features lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900, and music composed by his brother John Rosamond Johnson. Watch video of Day’s ...
"The lines of this song repay me in an elation, almost of exquisite anguish, whenever I hear them sung by Negro children," said the song's author.
Lift Every Voice may refer to: "Lift Every Voice and Sing", a 1900 song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother Rosamond Johnson; Lift Every Voice and Sing, a 1939 sculpture by Augusta Savage; Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill album), an album recorded in 1969 by jazz pianist Andrew Hill