Lift Every Voice and Sing

Author and poet James Weldon Johnson wrote the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900, on the occasion of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. His brother, Rosamond, wrote the music. The song became immensely popular in the black community, and became known as the "Negro National Anthem."  The lyrics to the first verse are included in this arrangement for optional sing-along purposes.

Please note that an Easy Piano version of this song by the same arranger is available from MyScore.