Ray Charles — Lift Every Voice and Sing

[Intro] I got something in my bones Make me wanna shout "Hallelujah" And when I sing it, sing on I sing on Woo, Lord help me [Verse 1] Lift every voice and sing, 'til earth and Heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of liberty Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies Let it resound loud as the rolling sea Come on, y'all Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us Hey, facing the rising sun, oh, of the new day begun And let us march on 'til the victory's won [Verse 2] God of our weary years, God of our silent tears Thou Who hast brought us thus far along the way Thou Who hast by Thy might led us into the light And keep us forever, oh, in the path we pray One more time, y'all Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee My Lord, my God Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee Help me, oh Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand True to our God and true to our native land [Outro] Facing the rising sun of the new day begun And let us march on 'til our victory is won Amen, Amen