"Let's Go Way Back In God" (Apostolic Gospel song with lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post provides two video examples and lyrics to the Gospel song "Let's Go Way Back In God".

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Thanks to the composer of this songs. Thanks also to all who are featured in these recordings and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.

Note: This isn't the same Gospel song as "Let Us Go Way Back To God" that was recorded by Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers

A sound file of that song can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAZ_rVDH2A

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LYRIC PATTERN FOR THIS SONG
I've found two different lyric patterns for this song. I'm not sure which one is the oldest. I've labeled these as Pattern A and Pattern B.

Pattern A
1. Chorus [sing 4x]
2. Verse structure with response:
__ (a noun associated with church) don't __(a verb associated with church) like they used to (same verb)
Sing: Way back in God
Repeat first line Way back in God
Example:
Choir don't sing like they use to sing
Way back in God
Choir don't sing like they use to sing
Way back in God
3. Chorus [4x]
[Repeat this pattern.]

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Pattern B
1.`Chorus [4x]
2. Sing a verse from an old Gospel song/hymn. Repeat same verse one time.
3. Sing chorus [4x]
4. Sing verse from another old Gospel song/hymn. Repeat same verse one time.
6. Sing chorus [4x]
[Repeat this two part pattern as many times as you wish].
7. Sing verse structure with response as found in Part A.
8. Sing chorus
[Repeat that pattern as many times as you wish.]

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FEATURED EXAMPLES
Editor's Note:
It just so happens that both of these songs were sung during a church offering [when money is collected for the church upkeep and/or other church work such as "missionary services".]

Uptempo songs are usually sung for church offerrings, even if ushers pass the plate row by row instead of rows of congregants walking (or marching) to the front of the church altar to put their money into a designated offerring plate.r

Example #1: Let's Go Way Back ~ Offering Time ~ 2011 GLC Youth Conference



gospellight684, Uploaded on Jun 11, 2011

Love vs Confidence @ 2011 GLC Youth Conference
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This comment was written in response to the question "Where is this church located" and the song's lyrics were posted in this video's discussion thread:
NewMercies02, Sep 2, 2011
"@Mysinsaregone The church is located in Newark, New Jersey.

Lyrics
Chorus:
Lets go way back , way back in god
lets go way back, way back in god
lets go way back, way back in god

The people don't sing like they used to sing, way back in god
The people don't sing like they used to sing, way back in god

chorus

The people don't pray like they used to pray, way back in god
The people don't pray like they used to pray, way back in god.


Its a praise and worship song, u can really add any lyrics u want."
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This is Pattern A for this song.

Note the comment that there are no fixed verses for this song.
One commenter wrote that this service is "like a real Jamaican church". Another commenter wrote that she remembered that song from a church in Cuba.

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Example #2: Lets Go Way Back in God



Bethelapost Church Published on Jul 17, 2013 [Bethel Apostolic Church]

The Voices of the Overcomers, The Ambassadors and Kids in Praise ministering at Congress 2013, second night, July 17, 2013
Bethel Apostolic church
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LYRICS: LET'S GO WAY BACK IN GOD
(composer ?}

Chorus
Let’s go way back
Way back in God
[Oh] Let’s go way back
Way back in God

[sing chorus 4x]

Verse #1
It’s me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord
Standing in the need of prayer
It’s me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord
Standing in the need of prayer
It’s me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord
Standing in the need of prayer
It’s me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord
Standing in the need of prayer

Chorus

Verse #2*
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now I’m found
Was blind but now I see

Chorus

Verse #3
It was Grace that taught my heart to fear
And Grace my fear relieved
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed

Chorus

Verse #5
Choir don’t sing like they used to sing
Way back in God
Choir don’t sing like they used to sing
Way back in God

Verse #6
Preacher don’t preach like they used to preach
Way back in God
Preacher don’t preach like they used to preach
Way back in God

Chorus

Verse #7
People don’t shout like they used to shout
Way back in God
People don’t shout like they used to shout
Way back in God

Verse #8
Church don’t praise like they used to praise
Way back in God
Church don’t praise like they used to praise
Way back in God

Chorus

[Continue singing as long as you wish.]
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This is Pattern B for this song.

*There are no fixed verses for this song.
I wasn't able to transcribe the complete song that the choir in this video sung. Verses #2 and #3 are my substitution for those verses that the choir sand that I couldn't decipher.
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According to Google search, there are Bethel Apostolic churches throughout the United States and in Canada. I wonder if this denomination and this style of choir processional during church offerrings came to the USA and Canada via Jamaican immigrants.

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