Lift Every Voice and Sing
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn.  James Weldon Johnson wrote the words of the hymn. His brother,  J. Rosamond Johnson wrote the music. The hymn is from the point of view of African Americans, in the late 19th century. It is a prayer of thanksgiving, faithfulness, and freedom. Images in the hymn are from the book of Exodus in the Bible, where the people are freed from slavery, and led to the "promised land".