Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Race Quotes
Lift every voice and singTill earth and heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of Liberty (1-3)
Suffering Quotes
Stony the road we trod,Bitter the chast'ning rodFelt in the days when hope unborn had died (11-13)
Perseverance Quotes
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 (7-8)
Religion Quotes
God of our weary years,God of our silent tears,Thou who has brought us thus far on the way (22-24)