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Lift Every Voice And Sing

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DLift every Gvoice Band Emsing, till earth and GHeav -Cmen riEng,
Ring with the Amhar -Bmo -Cnies of Gliber -Dty;
Let our re -Gjoi -Emcing Erise, E7high as the Gliste -nB7ing skCies,
CmLet it reGsound loud as the rDolling Gsea.
GSing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a Gmsong full of the hope that the present has brought Gus,G7  D7  
Facing the Gri -Emsing Esun E7of our new Gday B7be -Cgun,
Cmlet us march Gon till victorDy is wGon.
DStony the rGoad Bwe tEmrod, bitter the cGhastenCming rEod,
Felt in the daAmys whBen hCope unboGrn had Ddied;
Yet with a sGteaEmdy bEeat, hE7ave not our GweaB7ry feeCt
CmCome to the Gplace for which our fDathers Gsighed
GWe have come over a way that with tears has been watered
We have Gmcome, treading our path through the blood of the sGlaugG7htereD7d
Out from the GglooEmmy paEst, tE7ill now we sGtand B7at laCst
CmWhere the white Ggleam of our bright sDtar is Gcast.
DGod of our GwearBy Emyears, God of our sGileCmnt teEars,
Thou Who hast AmbrougBht us Cthus far Gon the Dway;
Thou Who hasGt by EmThy mEight, E7led us iGntB7o the Clight,
CmKeep us fGorever in the Dpath, we Gpray.
GLest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee.
Lest ouGmr hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forgGet TG7hee.D7  
Shadowed beGneath EmThy EhandE7, may we foGreB7ver Cstand,
CmTrue to oGur God, true to our Dnative Gland.

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Lift Every Voice And Sing

by Misc Praise Songs

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D G B Em G Cm E

Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heav -en ring,

Am B C G D

Ring with the har -mo -nies of liber -ty;

G Em E E7 G B7 C

Let our re -joi -cing rise, high as the liste -ning skies,

Cm G D G

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,

Gm G G7 D7

Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us,

G Em E E7 G B7 C

Facing the ri -sing sun of our new day be -gun,

Cm G D G

let us march on till victory is won.

D G B Em G Cm E

Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod,

Am B C G D

Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;

G Em E E7 G B7 C

Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet

Cm G D G

Come to the place for which our fathers sighed

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered

Gm G G7 D7

We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered

G Em E E7 G B7 C

Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last

Cm G D G

Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

D G B Em G Cm E

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,

Am B C G D

Thou Who hast brought us thus far on the way;

G Em E E7 G B7 C

Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light,

Cm G D G

Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee.

Gm G G7 D7

Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee.

G Em E E7 G B7 C

Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand,

Cm G D G

True to our God, true to our native land.

About Lift Every Voice And Sing Chords by Misc Praise Songs

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