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.

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

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 ...

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

James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing," colloquially known ... "At the turn of the 20th century, Johnson's lyrics eloquently captured the solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberty ...

Members of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's National Hymn Choir perform 'Lift Every Voice' ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tom Pelissero discusses which quarterbacks could be drafted Day 3 of ...

But according to the James ... Lift Every Voice and Sing, there is still so much more we do not know. We had the opportunity to speak to Rufus E. Jones, Jr. the President of the James Weldon ...

James Weldon Johnson was the school’s principal ... is typically sung during performances and events. The lyrics begin: Lift every voice and sing / Til earth and heaven ring, / Ring with the ...