Support of Naming National Hymn
Resolution text
Resolved, That the Executive Council supports and endorses the plan to designate the anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the national hymn of the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Executive Council direct the Office of Government Relations to advocate for the passage of H.R. 301, or other legislation with similar intent. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/301/
Explanation
Explanation: United States Representative James Clyburn is proposing that the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” be established as the national hymn of the United States in his newly filed H.R. 301.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/301/
This Bill introduces “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as an addition to U.S. Code Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS. As a NATIONAL HYMN it would be included as an addition to 36 U.S. Code CHAPTER 3—which names the NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, MARCH, AND TREE.
This Bill caught the attention of Carl Maults, the Director of Music/ Organist at St. Richard’s, Orlando, Florida http://www.strichards.org/ and other black Episcopal musicians. The Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE) and the Association of Anglican Musicians (AAM) have already endorsed the passing of this Bill.
The Episcopal Church in the HYMNAL 1982 and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in the LUTHERAN BOOK OF WORSHIP were the first predominantly white denominations to add this hymn to their authorized hymnals and are generally seen as the source for the introduction of the hymn to other predominantly white denominations and congregations. Its author, James Weldon Johnson, is listed in Holy Women, Holy Men and A Great Cloud of Witnesses. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” —known popularly among black people as the “Negro National Anthem” — is, of course, the title of our “...African American Hymnal.”
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El representante de los Estados Unidos James Clyburn propone que el himno "Lift Every Voice and Sing" sea establecido como el himno nacional de los Estados Unidos en su recién presentada H.R. 301.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/301/
Este proyecto de ley introduce "Lift Every Voice and Sing" como una adición al Título 36 del Código de los Estados Unidos - OBSERVACIONES, CEREMONIAS Y ORGANIZACIONES NACIONALES. Como HIMNO NACIONAL se incluiría como una adición al Código 36 de los EE.UU. Capítulo 3 que nombra el ANTEMA NACIONAL, el LEMA, el EMBLEMA FLORAL, la MARCHA, y el ÁRBOL.
Este proyecto de ley llamó la atención de Carl Maults, el Director de Música/Organista de St. Richard's, Orlando, Florida http://www.strichards.org/ y otros músicos episcopales negros. La Unión de Episcopales Negros (UBE) y la Asociación de Músicos Anglicanos (AAM) ya han respaldado la aprobación de este proyecto de ley.
La Iglesia Episcopal, en el HIMNO 1982, y la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en América, en el LIBRO DE ADORACIÓN LUTHERANO, fueron las primeras denominaciones predominantemente blancas en añadir este himno a sus himnarios autorizados y, en general, se consideran la fuente de la introducción del himno en otras denominaciones y congregaciones predominantemente blancas. Su autor, James Weldon Johnson, aparece en Holy Women, Holy Men y A Great Cloud of Witnesses. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" -conocido popularmente entre los negros como el "Himno Nacional Negro"- es, por supuesto, el título de nuestro "...Himnario Afroamericano".