My favorite Devotional song. A CHARGE TO KEEP I HAVE A GOD TO GLORIFY. From ST. John Missionary Baptist Church West palm beach Florida. I bet grandma did not fall Asleep while that Hymn was singing in the Devotional serving. OW

@CBey-hx2fz

10 ай бұрын

My niece told me for years as a little child she was saying, "Ray Charles to keep . . ." 😂 Because that's what she thought they were saying, but she was singing with all of her heart ❤️

Loved this kind of singing was introduced to it by my late Mom and Dad Mother Naomi & Deacon William Davis who was born & Raised in North & South Carolina. Use to love when they would sing,clap there hands & stomp there feet With No music RIP Mom & Dad 🥰🥰

I miss DEVOTION…. I miss church like this…..what has happened to us? Thank you for posting!

I remember this so well at my Mom's home church in Alabama. These are the songs that would touch your soul.

@deloreswillis9224

10 ай бұрын

Every time 🙏🏿

Man! the grand memories of these songs. We want more!! Thanks to who ever SHARED Definitely THE HANDS OF GOD😊😊

My childhood 😢 I miss my parents Pastor Mathew Williams and Ernestine williams

I know this hymn so well I song it at a funeral & everybody was just sitting there not saying a word but I continued🤗🤗🤗

@RoyalJukeBox

Жыл бұрын

As u should Sis! 🙏🏾✌🏾✊🏾

@bernicepjohnson6072

Жыл бұрын

It humbles us helps Us to remember where we came from. 👏👏 Bpj

@bernicepjohnson6072

Жыл бұрын

I admire you, so many of A/Americans do not Know our history. We learned by listening to adults, Who whispered various stories . Let the spirit lead You. Be Blessed

Missing that little white church on the hill sitting back in those beautiful Mississippi woods where all my family generations are.

I love this kind of church service, we should bring this back.

@deloreswillis9224

10 ай бұрын

Amen lord

@tonydaniel8509

10 ай бұрын

Part of our glorious history

Great! Sounds like home! Thank you!

The song Guide Me Oh Great Jehovah was written by my late Grandfather Rev. Marshell Stenson, for he how to be an overcomer.

@ladirectora50

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that! "Guide Me O Thy Great Jehovah" was a mainstay in my Missionary Baptist Church. The old Deacon who use to lead it during devotion for us is gone now and we don't get to sing it anymore..

@timothywebster5529

Жыл бұрын

Awesome thx for sharing

This is so lovely! Brings back memories of growing up in my native church. When the Gospel arrived on our shores, our forefathers did the same thing as the formerly enslaved African-American congregations in the US: they adapted our indigenous music in order to versify the Holy Scriptures and the prayers, experiences, and sermons of past believers, as well as the Catechism. The indigenous spirituals are collectively known as "hiva usu", which means "fabricated song", because the lyrics are not written down on paper, nor do they conform to any particular metrical beat, as with hymns. Rather, the song metre is irregular, and the lyrics are imparted verbally, which mean that you learn the words and tune of each song off by heart as you join the elders in their singing. By the time the older generations of believers die off, you have already memorised the songs and are able to pass them down to the next generation, as well as "fabricate" new ones to address new spiritual issues and topics arising in the present time.

@ladirectora50

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome Souvenie! Can you share a link to any examples of your congregations/denomination's hymns? Please feel free to post it in the chat.

@souveniehollande979

Жыл бұрын

@@ladirectora50 sure thing. These are a few fabricated songs I've managed to locate on KZread. The singing style was invented by Methodist Christians (they were the first church to evangelise our country), but have now spread throughout other religious groups (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Mormon, Pentecostal, etc). Nowadays, since the literacy rate is very high, people prefer to record them in writing and pass them down. However, back in the days, the songs were learned through participation. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qnidpJKsYK_accY.html - This song is usually sung on Watch-Night services on New Year's Eve, and is a warning for believers to prepare for the approaching day of their death and the Last Judgement as time is running short. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmhnyrqOZ5PTnKQ.html - This song is an encouragement for Christians to persevere through hardships in this world by prayer and faith. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qXlLapmaWymKg.html - This was recorded during a prayer service (you can hear the oldies praying simultaneously in the background). The song refers to the Lord Jesus (Sīsū) as the Light that leads us through the desert path. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHyJxLWhk7eWfrQ.html - This song is a summary of the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus on the cross. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaR8zcSzmLGuds4.html - This is one of the earliest "hiva usu". It refers to how much the Lord Jesus loved us that He would lay down His life for us. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lW15qMmBpLSZf9I.html - This song is about Jesus' sacrifice on Calvary and our salvation, and urges believers to run the race in order to win the crown of life.

I love to hear different churches sing this song

This brings back great childhood memories. Thank you for sharing!!!

Whewwww! This did something to me! My God My God! HALLEUJIAH!

I can feel the spirit when listening ...They were connected to God

@deloreswillis9224

10 ай бұрын

Amen glory glory hallelujah 🙏🏿

AME Churches too.... Amen thank you for sharing this

This is beautiful 😍,I love it and yes spirit filled ❤

@rhondahoskins

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the singing is filled with the spirit of God. It is moving as I listen to it years after this presentation was created for a 1st-year seminary class.

My goodness. Whew. Thank You, Lord.

I absolutely LOVE ADORE “ Dr Watts hymn ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you for the educational information you put in here.

To God be the Glory the Honor and the Praise.

Lord as I continue to cry, trouble continues to rise. As I decrease, pride increases.

KEEP ON SINGING AT FUNERAL, YOU ARE TOUCHING PEOPLE DEEP DOWN SIDE. 👏👏👏 I WISH I COULD SING👏😏

Interesting to hear these songs in a different meter than what I’m accustomed to

@rhondahoskins

2 жыл бұрын

Same here Darius. Our arrangement of this same song is a little different (at least in Chicago religious circles) however, I found this rendition from South Carolina was just as beautiful! This video was done for a class project some years ago and their rendition of a "Dr. Watts" was the best I could find on KZread.

Thank you so much for sharing

This is beautiful. Beautiful!

Y’all better SANG!!!

Amen

Thank you

Do anyone know where this church is today

I never understood why these type of songs were referred to as Dr. Watts songs. I think that there has to be some kind of connection to these old songs and the Muslim slaves call to prayer.

@darrienfann718

2 жыл бұрын

The reason why this song which is entitled I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say and other songs are titled Dr. watts is because they’re titled after who they’re named after which is Dr. Isaac watts who wrote the majority of those hymns although many of these sacred melodies appear in our hymn books as European arrangements which differs from the stylistic interpretation produced When sung By most African-American congregations

Title of the song???

@keithmorgan9258

Жыл бұрын

"I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say", this is the funeral of Pop Isom in South Carolina

No musical instruments…sounds like Church of Christ or C.O.G.I.C

When I go to church now the singing has gotten too modenize and meaningless these traditions mean something because it came directly from slaves who had nothing but God and he heard their cry