Lift Every Voice And Sing National Negro Hymn JAMES WELDON JOHNSON Pe r tae 1 Lift ev-'ry 2. 3. Ston-y the road we God of our wea- ry e | = z voice and dé 4 ee at A i K. nm : x A 4 29 | a = oer i of libun- born brought us thus far rt _ & : N a. : - — Re? EE TE ‘ 4 a 5, b so Bane — a — i LY i t mY ss ES ' | SL vas a 8 eee H a. t | y : . wea- ry to the ° it es Zz. ee r 4 i bbe y E ¥ } bs * i | A y : | RRND BY bam ' v A faa = ° roll - ing i aeeheEe j j - P Qr « ag ' j i 4 s sea. Sing a fa_ thers sighed? We have path, we pray _ Lest our — ; — * a ’ | H Bs 13 > — ts —e— Er. Ef at in- a i 1% + 0-ver | ar 8 ! r= | 4 I Hi g-—s-: oe BB n ae - y a: |= + i “OMEN bs ri : e ESR ’ d i) ¢ A T le% | song full of the faith that thedark past has taughtus, Singa come Me sane r rt 4 4 » @ eR b a. coll =! - 4 A i £ ig-—s zs ae e/a (7! “GE Ca on Ot id - oe ¥ i 2 L re-sound loud as the be, be _2 » : feet, Come to the placeforwhich our light Keep us for- ev- er in the #96 > PaCS seis = BOE rod, Felt in the tears , Thou who hast j i mn oe ae t t lis - tning skies,Let A aS a I ba eee anne y ! ring, Ring withthe way; Thou who hast by Thy might, led us_ 4: ‘ rN x ; e ° iy | : Me SS : the —o— j T ; : : e i si er- ty; Let our re- joic-ing rise, high as the had died; Yet with a stead- y beat, have not our on a Ome H ly i { +m, Bit mm oh is Ses 4 har- mo-nies days when hope } 4 ee rei —— t 1 L —f+ i | — trod, bit-ter the chast ‘ning years,God of our si - lent ai ’ My : i 4 } i a ce : © Uae : sing, till earth and heav - en ¢- : eR ! R ROSAMOND JOHNSON song full of the a way that with tears has been wa-tered,We have come, tread-ing our feet stray from the places our God where we met Thee, Lest our hearts, drunk with the Z £.. abn. 3 od y nN | 4 | K ae r K +S! y J bs i | ‘ pt y v i J | . ° ‘ i i i ‘ H es i T rl . | A ry AK if 4 r z.. iN pair rf af. 4 4 papery ~N i ; y/ hams ‘ wo i hope that the pres-ent theworld,we | r Boe a? \ a a ,Samenae ? y© a ry } ‘n is Y ' on -§- = , ae y Bi . A = 1 — has path thro the blood of the of LA brought us; Fac-ing the ris - ing slaugh - tered, Out from the gloom-y for- get bias Shadowed be- neath may " I | . a r : a Pe wine \ i > { é i Ww. Konbiken IN ral Cac K Thy sun _— past, hand,