Dr. Stephen Michael Newby, who is a Professor of Music at Baylor University, was also in attendance at the event. He also spoke about the significance of the hymn.

"It's amazing how it's an imperative, and when I open Christian scripture and I take the Bible and I open it up and it lays flat, shows up in Psalms, right? So, it almost sounds as if it's the beginning of a Psalm or a conclusion of a Psalm. 'Lift every voice and sing. Go give thanks to the Lord.' It feels like scripture. It feels like text. Well, the verses aren't scripture, but they echo scripture, and we're at the Museum of the Bible, and I think it's very appropriate that this song is in the middle of what's happening right now."