Black History Reflections
Lift Every Voice And Sing!
Congregational Reading
Genesis 1:27
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
This truth is foundational. God created all human beings in His image. Gender, skin color, and other physical differences do not change that reality.
Matthew 28:19
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Thankfully, the gospel is not just for one nationality, ethnicity or race. The gift of salvation is freely available to all. As Christ’s followers, our job is to proclaim this good news to the world.
Romans 10:12-13
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
The Bible is clear that believers are one in Christ. We should view one another as God views us.
Acts 10:34-35
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Black History in The Bible
Job 30:30
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
Lamentations 5:10
Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
Song of Solomon 5:11
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
Jeremiah 8:21
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
Song of Solomon 1:6
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
The History of Behind the National Black Athem / Lift Every Voice
Lift Every Voice and Sing v.4 (Traditional Choir)
Lift Every Voice and Sing v.4 (Organ)
Black History Slideshow
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Lift Every Voice and Sing v.1 (Instrumental - Medium Key)
Lift Every Voice And Sing
The Black National Anthem' - Lift Every Voice and Sing.
Lift Every Voice and Sing was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938). It was
then set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) in 1899. It was first performed in public in the Johnsons' hometown of Jacksonville, Florida as part of a celebration of Lincoln's Birthday on February 12, 1900 by a choir of 500 schoolchildren at the segregated Stanton School, where James Weldon Johnson was principal. Today "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is one of the most cherished songs of the African American Civil Rights Movement and is often referred to as the Black National Anthem.
Lift Every Voice and Sing v.4 (Choir), Kirk Franklin
Lift Every Voice and Sing v.3 (Traditional Choir)
Lift Every Voice and Sing v.1 (Instrumental)
We Shall Overcome
We Shall Overcome
Lyrics derived from Charles Tindley's gospel song "I'll Overcome Some Day" (1900) and opening and closing melody from the 19th-century spiritual "No More Auction Block for Me" (a song that dates to before the Civil War). According to Professor Donnell King of Pellissippi State Technical Community College (in Knoxville, Tenn.), "We Shall Overcome" was adapted from these gospel songs by "Guy Carawan, Candy Carawan, and a couple of other people associated with the Highlander Research and Education Center, currently located near Knoxville, Tennessee. I have in my possession copies of the lyrics that include a brief history of the song, and a notation that royalties from the song go to support the Highlander Center."
We Shall Overcome
