“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, according to the organization. His brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music for ...

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Artist Ledisi performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Kirk Franklin got in on his own gift-giving when his kids were growing up.. The Grammy-winning gospel singer, 54, told PEOPLE at Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry event on Oct. 4 that he ...

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Kirk Franklin got in on his own gift-giving when his kids were growing up. The Grammy-winning gospel singer, 54, told PEOPLE at Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry event on Oct. 4 that he ...

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Grammy-winning artist and New Orleans native Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl. The hymn, written in 1900, is also known as "The Black National Anthem." ...