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Not the usual Gospel songs

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I've come across this gospel song. It's not the typical kind I'm used to......but I must be outdated. It's a
feet-stompin' tune that boldly speak of determination to stick to faith.


 
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I love both bluegrass and black Gospel music. So often black Gospel singers are also pastors (Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, and Marvin Sapp, for example), and Charles Jenkins is no exception. He's "a graduate of both Moody Bible Institute and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. After college, he became the pastor of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church...."[SUP][/SUP] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Jenkins_(American_Gospel_musician

You may like this:

 
Their exuberance is so contagious. I feel like dancing and shouting my praise to God....


 
If you've never been to a black Gospel concert, I think you'd have a great time, Tosca.





 
Black Gospel singers can really touch your heart!!


Texas gospel singer's powerful voice lifts spirits in Houston hurricane shelter.

 
Stumbled on this:


 
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I love this. Showed it to a colleague a few years ago, and she wrinkled her nose at it, so I figured I might be the only person who appreciates this.
 
I love this. Showed it to a colleague a few years ago, and she wrinkled her nose at it, so I figured I might be the only person who appreciates this.

I appreciate it. For when the Spirit of the LORD has come upon me, I too have danced and there have been times I have found when my heart was not right for the same Spirit to beat me down to the point I could not stand on my own until "heart surgery" was performed. When one seeks a pure heart or one of HIS strays, that is not uncommon.

Edit- but anyone who has studied the life of King David knows that David was often out of fellowship with G-d. And the consequences were great. But G-d loved David regardless as a man after his own heart. And I think that alone should bring much comfort to many. Even though you falter, G-d truly knows your heart.
 
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I appreciate it. For when the Spirit of the LORD has come upon me, I too have danced and there have been times I have found when my heart was not right for the same Spirit to beat me down to the point I could not stand on my own until "heart surgery" was performed. When one seeks a pure heart or one of HIS strays, that is not uncommon.

Edit- but anyone who has studied the life of King David knows that David was often out of fellowship with G-d. And the consequences were great. But G-d loved David regardless as a man after his own heart. And I think that alone should bring much comfort to many. Even though you falter, G-d truly knows your heart.

I'm so glad you said this, Vesper. David was certainly the most human of men, and I occasionally smile when I'm reading a Psalm and he's kvetching again and going on about heaping hot coals on his enemies' heads. And yet his Father loved him.
 
I'm so glad you said this, Vesper. David was certainly the most human of men, and I occasionally smile when I'm reading a Psalm and he's kvetching again and going on about heaping hot coals on his enemies' heads. And yet his Father loved him.

Yet a lot of those enemies of David and his people did face dire consequences.

Nota that too is a lesson for the learning. Even though one is flawed which all humans are, the one whose heart strives to please the LORD G-d and repents when they stray G-d surely knows and hears their prayers.
The Psalms are full of David with a repenting heart.
 
I appreciate it. For when the Spirit of the LORD has come upon me, I too have danced and there have been times I have found when my heart was not right for the same Spirit to beat me down to the point I could not stand on my own until "heart surgery" was performed. When one seeks a pure heart or one of HIS strays, that is not uncommon.

I, too, was dancing for God when I had that "God-moment" - my heart swelled up with joy - in a crescending manner - that I thought it would burst. But there was no fear! When things subsided, I had to sit down and marvelled at what just happened there.
 
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I love this song, Days of Elijah. Many have sang it but this video makes me joyful every time I watch it.

 
This is a song sung in Messianic congregations.



For your name is holy.......

As a child I was taught lessons in Sunday school but because of the lack of Hebrew interpretation, many of those stories missed some of the greatest blessings and meanings and sometimes missed the entire mark. I highly recommend getting your Hebrew learning. And once you do, it is like beautiful gifts of understanding and wisdom hidden before come alive.
I have had others ask me why did I type G-d the way I do. And I told them because He is G-d, his name is holy.
 
Nobody does church music like black Americans. Sure beats the Gregorian chant.
 
Nobody does church music like black Americans. Sure beats the Gregorian chant.

It's all a matter of personal taste and pleasure. I can't see a comparison between medieval music and contemporary.

Some responsorial chants are beautiful, but I can understand why Gregorian chant is tedious for many.

Black Gospel has its irritants too, though. Even on recordings, the ends of songs just go on and on. In real life it's even longer because during that endless ending, people are spontaneously praying aloud. And that's fine; that's prayer in the moment. On a recording this just drives me crazy, and I fast-forward to the next tune.
 
The repetitiveness in some songs drives me absolutely crazy.
 
There is verse in the Gospel of John that ask can anything good come out of Nazareth? Well I always felt the same way about Brooklyn NY that is until I listened to the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. Here is one of my favorites.

 
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I've come across this gospel song. It's not the typical kind I'm used to......but I must be outdated. It's a
feet-stompin' tune that boldly speak of determination to stick to faith.




There is some really good, new Christian music out there in both gospel and pop. Thank you for sharing this, it is indeed very great. Musically more swing than gospel.

On the pop side look up TobyMac. He has been making great music for a long time and has even managed some crossover hits (like "Lose my soul")

This is my morning inspiration song lately:

 
How about an old Toby Mac song?



Maybe my fave:

 
Lyle Lovett wrote this after the death of someone close:

 
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