Gospel Music! Hallelujah!!!! Hallelujah!!!

[THutch04]

I can’t see why not. Although, it’s true that the music isn’t conducive to tambourines and drums. It would be interesting, and probably has been done by a Gospel choir somewhere–not in a Protestant Gospel choir, though. Our Evangelical brethren would either never have heard of it or probably think it too Catholic in sentiment since it mentions nothing about heaven, or salvation, or Jesus meeting all our needs, etc., which are their favorite subjects for songs.

Sorry to hijack the thread, but a few years ago I was listening to an evangelical radio station (it’s the only one I can get with really amazing Christian music…CLASSIC hymns and beautiful arrangements of even more contemporary music), and I heard a woman singing a beautiful version of the Prayer of St. Francis. It actually was the first time I heard that prayer set to music.

 

[DaveBj]

OP, it might help to know which strain of gospel music you are referring to–Black Gospel? Southern Gospel? Country Gospel? Contemporary Gospel? Punk Gospel?

“Gospel music” is as many-sided as is American culture. There is no one source.

DaveBj

 

[McKevin]

What church did Gospel Music originate from and where does it continue? I know it is a Protestant church but I am not aware of which protestant church. Can anyone fill me in on some details?

As you all know, gospel means “good news” - and, well, being a simpleton I would say that since the “Good News” originated in the Catholic Church then so did Gospel Music. But Gospel Music can be defined by culture…even the most sacred of songs and chants are technically “Gospel”!

But most of the songs we refer to as gospel came from African-American slaves, and the early protestant churches of the good ol’ USA. Such as the Batpist and Methodist, but it really took off with groups like the Gaither’s who are mostly associated with the First Church of God of Anderson, Indiana (with whom my dad preached for) and other Wesley-styled churches.

 

[Atk_Aheeni]

OP, it might help to know which strain of gospel music you are referring to–Black Gospel? Southern Gospel? Country Gospel? Contemporary Gospel? Punk Gospel?

“Gospel music” is as many-sided as is American culture. There is no one source.

DaveBj

I think calling it black gospel is to narrow, As a native american I would sing “black gospel” But im not black/african american although I would say it is my music. So there for I regardless if anyone dont like it. I pefer just to call it Gospel. Gospel and the lord transcends color. I would hate our style of singing to god be called Red Gospel. Even if that is the name established for it. I know nobody meant any offense but I just cant call it that. If anyone thinks that is ignorant than I can be reffered as the red guy who likes the black gospel. Rather than Atk Aheeni. Which in my Native language meens A believer.