Lift Every Voice and Sing II ‎#227

227. We Shall Overcome

1 We shall overcome,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.

2 We’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand today;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We’ll walk hand in hand today.

3 God is on our side,
God is on our side,
God is on our side today;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
God is on our side today.

4 We are not afraid,
We are not afraid,
We are not afraid today;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We are not afraid today.

5 We shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace someday;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall live in peace some day.

Text Information

• First Line: We shall overcome
• Title: We Shall Overcome
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Hymns and Songs: Social Justice
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: [We shall overcome]
• Arranger: Carl Haywood (b. 1949)
• Key: C Major
• Source: Negro Spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. from The Haywood Collection of Negro Spiritual, © 1992