when i was a little girl just a long time j rosamond johnson write a song to be sung at the exercise i wrote the words and he wrote the music and i decided explaining that the ritual song of my lile this goes out all my family and friends and sometimes make freedom because it ring listen heh lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring ring with the harmonies of liberty let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies let it resound loud as the rolling sea from me to you my sisters let freedom ring from me to you my sisters give from me to my brothers god of our weary years god of our silent tears thou who has brought us thus far on our way thou who has by thy might led us into the light keep us forever let our pray yeah forever in thy path we pray let our faith to god 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 let freedom ring facing the rising sun of our new day begun let us march on till victory let us march on till victory is won oh yes you are from the mountians of georgia oh no let freedom ring above the fruited plain into all the spirit of man yeah oh  freedom is ringing i say freedom is ringing let it ring let it ring do you hear me do you hear me everybody freedom let freedom ring freedom its freedom mmmm o er the land of the free let freedom home of the brave let freedom ring i dont know how much is let freedom ring whoa from sea to shining sea freedom is ringing let freedom ring oh lord praise the lord the victory s won let freedom ring freedom freedom yeah hey freedom is ringing freedom oh no you know i know they you know