"Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short Super Bowl history, but the song itself has been around since 1900, when it was first performed by a choir of 500 schoolchildren in Jacksonville, Florida.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written ... It was featured in Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX festivities, which coincided with the hymn’s 125th ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ... backed by a choir of 125 New Orleans high school students in yellow robes to ...

Lift Every Voice and Sing has been performed at every Super Bowl since 2021. Last year, Andra Day performed it ahead of the 2024 championship game. Ledisi was backed by a choir of local high schoo ...

(Gray News) - R&B singer Ledisi led the opening of the 2025 Super Bowl with a jaw-dropping performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which ... was assisted by a choir of 125 high school ...