Previous posts for August 11th are here: Carrie Jacobs-Bond (2019), Raymond Leppard (2020), Carrie Jacobs-Bond (2021), and Carrie Jacobs-Bond (2022)
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J. Rosamond Johnson (11 August 1873 – 11 November 1954) was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance.
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Johnson was the composer of the tune for the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" with lyrics by his older brother James Weldon Johnson. -- Wikipedia
J. Rosamond Johnson and his brother
Got together with each other
And wrote a hymn which always raises
Pulses with its plangent phrases.
And credit goes to each creator
Because its grip is even greater
A century and a quarter later.
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