A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #546
Tune Title: LIFT EVERY VOICE First Line: Lift every voice and sing Composer: J. Rosamond Johnson Meter: irregular Key: A♭ Major Date: 1992
A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #546

John Rosamond Johnson USA 1873-1954. Born at Jacksonville, FL, brother of James Weldon Johnson, he was an important figure in black music. During the first part of the 20th century. With his brother and a partner, Bob Cole, he helped compose “The black national anthem”: “Lift every voice and sing”. He was a pianist, songwriter, producer, soldier, singer, and actor. He began playing the piano at age four, and he studied at the New England Conservatory and with Samuel Coleridge Taylor in London, England. By the turn of the century he was teaching school in the Jacksonville area. He was also music director at the Bethel Baptist Church there. He moved to New York City in 1900 and entered its musical life. With Bob Cole (and s… Go to person page >| Title: | LIFT EVERY VOICE |
| Composer: | J. Rosamond Johnson (1921) |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Incipit: | 34566 66716 54456 |
| Key: | G Major |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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