Come And Join Us In Worship, Teaching, Preaching And Exalting The Name Of Jesus
Service Times:
Tues - Youth Service - 7.30pm
Wed - Prayer Meeting - 7.30pm
Thursday - Bible Class - 7.30pm
Sat - Fasting and Prayer - 12pm
Sun :
Sunday School - 11am
Mid day Worship - 12pm
Evening Service - 6pm
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Hackney Pentecostal Apostolic Church is located in London, United Kingdom.
This church appears to be heavily influenced by Jamaican and other Caribbean church traditions including repeated singing of the same song to help bring down the Holy Spirit.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases the song "Praise Jehovah" as sung by the praise and worship team and the congregation of the London, England based Hackney Pentecostal Apostolic Church.
The lyrics to this song are also included in this post.
The Addendum to this post quotes an article that lists titles for 110 Caribbean choruses that are used by Caribbean praise and worship teams.
The content of this post is presented for religious and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composer/s of this song and thanks to Hackney Pentecostal Apostolic Church. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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LYRICS - PRAISE JEHOVAH
I am Alpha and Omega
The beginning and the ending
Oh I am Alpha and Omega
The beginning and the ending
Oh, Praise Jehovah
Praise Jehovah
Oh, Praise Jehovah
Hallelujah. Hallelujah
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Repeat the entire song multiple times.
Repeatedly singing the same short praise and worship song (also known as a "chorus") is a traditional custom in Jamaican and other Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora Pentecostal church services. That custom helps to bring down the Holy Spirit.
Notice the Reggae beat for this Pentecostal praise and worship song.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
2022
1. Leslie Pace
"Kayreann's voice blesses me over and over. The
BAND served ...just listen, that worship shift at 14:00....please never change"
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2. Wendy Brown
"I just love your worship you all put everything into it God
bless you all continue to worship warriors of Christ 😊🙏🙏🙏🙏"
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3. Patrick Frazier
"Alpha and Omega, Praise Jehovah, Thank You Jesus
➕😊 "
** 4. Sandra Grant "Love this kind of worshipping its so pure and reminds me of
the old times"
A song service in the Caribbean church is a special session
where the entire congregation gets to participate in the worship service. Led
out by one or more worship leaders and maybe a team of choristers, praise is
lifted up in the form of songs.
Depending on what mood is required or the type of service
the song service precedes, the songs may range from solemn hymns to choruses
that require you to stand and clap your hands in praise. The list is a mix of
praise and worship songs, prayer choruses, and other lively choruses.
This article will be listing 110 of the most popular
choruses used across countries such as Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados,
Antigua, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, st. Kitts, St. Lucia, and
Guyana, just to name a few.
So grab your tambourine or just clap your hands and prepare
to lift your voices in praise."... **** Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
FUTIM-Orange, NJ, Feb 16, 2013 -snip- "FUTIM" is an abbreviation of "First United Tabernacle International Ministries". This New Jersey church is heavily influenced by Jamaican church traditions.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases three YouTube videos of people singing the 1970s or earlier Caribbean Pentecostal song "Blessed Holy Ghost Come Down Fall On Zion".
The lyrics to this song are also included in this post.
This post also includes an excerpt from an online article about music in Jamaican Pentecostal church services compared with music in Jamaican Catholic churches..
The content of this post is presented for religious and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composer/s of this song and thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
**** LYRICS - BLESSED HOLY GHOST COME DOWN FALL ON ZION
Blessed Holy Ghost come down fall on Zion Blessed Holy Ghost come down fall on Zion And if you call at midnight Jesus hears he will answer And if you call at midnight the Holy Ghost set your soul on fire The inspiration-of-the-preacher-send-the-sinner-to-the-altar Set your soul on fire Blessed Holy Ghost come down fall on Zion.
"I recorded this ancient pentecostal chorus this week, I really enjoyed doing it, because it brings back very fond memories especially of those who loved it and who have passed on.
-snip- Repeatedly singing a short praise and worship song (also known as a "chorus") is a traditional custom in Jamaican and other Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora Pentecostal church services. That custom helps to bring down the Holy Spirit.
**** SHOWCASE #2 -Blessed Holy Ghost come down fall on Zion Medley Daniel God surely will deliver
Charmaine Heather Moorhouse, Jan 22, 2019 -snip- Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread: Boo BahYah, 2019 "Sang this as a v. little girl in the 70's came into my mind but couldnt remember the lyrics... Now can sing in devotion with my kids. Thank you sis xx" -snip- The lyrics to the "Blessed Holy Ghost Come Down.." portion of this song is the same as the lyrics that are given above. Here's the lyrics for the "Daniel God will surely deliver" song that is sung in that medley: "Daniel God surely will deliver Daniel God surely will deliver If you only look to Him, my friend Daniel God surely will deliver." -snip- "Daniel" refers to the Biblical character who was thrown in the lion's den. Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_in_the_lions%27_den for this Biblical story and its background. "Daniel God surely will deliver" means "Daniel's God surely will deliver protection."
I believe that the word "Zion" in this song is a reference for the church where the people are worshipping as well as a referent for the people who are singing this song (i.e. people who are saved/followers of Jesus Christ.)
**** SHOWCASE #3: UNDA DI BLOOD ORIGNAL VIDEO (under the blood) under the blood jamaica
AllisonAFBCI, Aug 26, 2022 #UNDA -snip- This is the first song in this two hour plus video.
The lyrics in this version uses past tense "Blessed Holy Ghost came down...". This version and the version sung in Showcase Video #2 use the plural form "The inspiration of the preacher sends the sinners to the altar.” instead of the singular form of "sinner" that is found in the lyrics that are given above.
**** ADDENDUM - MUSIC IN JAMAICAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH SERVICES From https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/jamaica/worshipMusic and movement embody Jamaican worship; Jamaica • Worship by: Thomas M. Landy (no publishing date given) "The word “style” can seem trivial or even consumerist when
it comes to culture, but in Jamaica, as in many other countries, the style of
worship is extremely important. Pentecostal worship sets the norms against
which all other worship is commonly perceived on the island. This sets up a
tension between North American Catholic styles of worship and the norms
established by Jamaican Revivalism and Pentecostalism. When explaining why
people are attracted to or dismayed by Catholicism, and to explain why Catholic
affiliation is declining, Jamaicans often cite the style of liturgy, especially
interpretations of how staid or lively it is.
Still, not surprisingly, not all Jamaicans want the same
style of worship at Mass. Social class does influence perception. Broadly
speaking, middle and upper class Catholics are more likely to prefer more
European and North American Catholic styles of worship, and poorer Catholics
tend to prefer the addition of more Pentecostal influences. Almost all Catholic
liturgies here adopt elements of Pentecostal worship, along a style spectrum
that ranges from what might be described as a gentler Caribbean lilt to efforts
to preach in a more full-blown Jamaican Pentecostalist style, including call
and response.
Pentecostal worship in Jamaica puts a premium on enthusiasm
and emotional response, extremely active oral and bodily participation,
speaking in tongues, healing, saving and cleansing. Pentecostal-style Jamaican
worship is expected to be joyful, to provide worshipers with a "good
time," even if at other times it includes strong calls toward repentance.1
Diane Austin-Broos describes the order of worship services
at Pentecostal churches as "nearly always the same: choruses and hymns
began the gathering, followed by a reading from the psalms, then prayers and a
reading from the gospels, healing through water sprinkling and laying on of
hands, a sermon and collection hymn, after which would come further choruses
and the possession of band members by their prophets or evangelists, followed
by laboring in the spirit, and finally, prayers and dispersal of the
band."2
Music plays a central role in Pentecostal worship, “as an
embodiment of worship rather than as a frame for worship.”3 This tendency
carries over incompletely into Jamaican Catholic worship, which still aims to
give central experience to word and sacrament, but also often tries to
incorporate that Jamaican Pentecostal cultural norm without letting it
“overpower” word and sacrament.
Movement—swaying rhythmically, waving hands, clapping,
greeting all in church at the kiss of peace—has become much more important in
Jamaican Catholic liturgies than it is in much of the Catholic world. Jamaicans
often find Catholic movement (kneeling, standing and sitting quietly) to be
relatively inert, and many have adopted a more charismatic or Pentacostalist
style. Middle- and upper-class Jamaicans long tended to prefer more European
style services, whether liturgical or word-based ones, but this is changing as
Pentecostalism becomes the norm. Many will still hesitate because they see the
European style movement as more respectable.
Style of dress plays a significant role in Jamaicans’
experience with churchgoing. Asked for a visual that most represents religion
in Jamaica, many Jamaicans describe women dressed to the nines, wearing a hat
and with children in tow, carrying a Bible on the way to church. Catholics in
interviews said that one of the things that made them stand out from other
worshipers in Jamaica is the fact that they are more at ease about clothing and
welcome anyone, no matter how dressed, to church.”… -snip- This excerpt doesn't include any of the photographs or videos that are included in this post.
