Repetitive Songs In Contemporary Black Worship Services Collection Marches: "I'm Out Here On Your Word"

Bethel Born Again Church Of Jesus Christ Apostolic 2019

3-5 Oakland Road, Kingston 11

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series that highlights examples of repetitive songs in contemporary Black worship services collection marches. 

This post showcases one video of a collection march to the a rendition of the song "I'm Out Here On My Own" by the Bethel Born Again Church Of Jesus Christ Apostolic Church choir (Jamaica). This post also showcases another video of the choir and congregation singing that same song during their Sunday morning service (with no footage of the choir collection march.)

In addition, this pancocojams post showcases two videos of the Narrow Way Apostolic Church choir (Jamaica) singing "I'm Out Here On Your Word" during their church choir collection march. 

My editorical notes provide limited descriptions of these church choir  collection marches. 

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composers of these songs. Thanks also to Bethel Born Again Church Of Jesus Christ Apostolic Church choir  (Jamaica) and  Narrow Way Apostolic Church choir (Jamaica) for their ministries. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/10/fisk-jubilee-singers-lord-im-out-here.html "Fisk Jubilee Singers - "Lord, I'm Out Here On Your Word" (two sound files, information, & partial lyrics) and https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-1988-song-lord-im-out-here-on-your.html  "A 1988 Song "Lord, I'm Out Here On Your Word" That Is A Gospelized Version Of Two Spirituals: "Lord I'm Out Here..." & "Fix Me" ". Those posts include explanations about the meanings of the words "out here on your word" and "fix me" in the context of those religious songs.

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DISCLAIMER: "Black worship services" in this title means that all or most of the people in attendance at these worship services are Black. However, these songs can certainly be sung by non-Black people. 

In the title for this ongoing pancocojams series I'm highlighting the fact that these songs (or "choruses" to use the Pentecostal term) are repeated over and over again while the choir marches. I believe that this is an important feature of these marches as repetitive singing or chanting and repetitive movements can help bring down the Holy Spirit.

Click the "repetitive songs in Black worship services" tag to find additional pancocojams posts in this series.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/10/repetitive-songs-in-contemporary-black.html to read why I began this pancocojams series on Black church collection marches. That Pancocojams Editorial note also includes my overview (purposes) of this pancocojams series on Black church collections marches as well as an encouragement for those who are much more familiar with that tradition than me to add to the historical and cultural record by publishing online information and descriptions about that tradition.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Sunday Morning Divine Worship Service

FUTIM-Orange,NJ, Mar 18, 2012

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: Im out here on your word - Sis Claudean Blossom

Narrow Way Apostolic official channel, Sep, 10, 2018

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4: Im out here on your word



Narrow Way Apostolic official channel, Oct 16, 2018

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES
Please provide additions and corrections for these notes in the comment section below.  

Notes About Video #1
As is the case with many YouTube videos of Jamaican church services, it is difficult to decipher what is being sung. However, I can decipher that the choir and congregation are singing a version of the hymn "Lord, I'm Out Here On Your Word". Tht version appears to combine portions of the two African American Spirituals: "Lord, I'm Out Here On Your Word" and "Fix Me" with the church hymn "I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say".  

Part I of this video shows the choir and congregation singing this song without footage of the choir collection march (which it appears that members of Jamaica's Apostolic churches refer to as "walk arounds"). A similar video of that worship service without the walk around is given as Showcase video #2 in this post. 

This video begins with footage of a man wearing a dark suit in front of the choir. That man doesn't appear to be a membe of the choir. He isn't wearing white gloves so I don't think that he is an usher. He may be a church offical since it doesn't appear that it's traditional for regular members of the congregation to join the walk arounds.

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Notes About Video #2

As is the case with many YouTube videos of Jamaican church services, it is difficult to decipher what is being sung. However, I can decipher that the choir and congregation are singing a version of the hymn "Lord, I'm Out Here On Your Word". 

This video shows a portion of this church's Sunday morning worship service, without any footage of the choir's collection march (walk around). 

Notice that it is traditional for women in Apostolic churches to wear hats or caps on their head in the church sanctuary. 

A commenter in the discussion thread for this video asks "What are the words to the song that they are singing?", A year later a commenter replied "the 2nd verse is: I came to Jesus As I was weary worn and sad I found in him a resting place and now I am so glad."...

This is part of the hymn: "I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say"  https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/nt/323

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Notes About Video #3

As is the case with many YouTube videos of Jamaican church services, it is difficult to decipher what is being sung. However, I can decipher that the choir and congregation are singing a version of the hymn "Lord, I'm Out Here On Your Word". 

This video of a church collection march begins with the choir singing in the choir stand of the church sanctuary. The choir march begins in the beginning of this video. Women dressed in white who also are wearing white gloves (characteristic of church ushers) join the end of the choir march around.

The collection march begins by marching down the aisle on the left hand side of the sanctuary. The march then moves across the top of the center aisle and continues down the right hand aisle and the choir members march back up to the choir stand and continue standing and singing there. The women in white who were part of the march continue marching up the center aisle.

Throughout the march and after the march, a number of people in the congregtion are feeling the Spirit. They do holy dances in the wide space between the congregtional pews and the podium. They are also seen running down the left hand aisle, encircling the sanctuary. Some choir members also "go in" and also show in various ways that they are feeling the Spirit. At around 6:03 in this video, the choir again leaves the choir stands for a walk around. They march in the same pattern but with a faster pace. A man from the congregation who isn't a member of the choir also joins the walk around. 

Other men and women wearing white gloves help to direct the march. Based on the tradition that I'm familiar with (in African American Baptist churches), I believe that these men and women are church ushers because they are wearing white gloves. The way that the musicians (snare drummer, keyboardist, and two electric guitarist) play helps fire up and cool off the energy in the sanctuary. At the end of the video, the marching and much of the energetic holy dancing has ended and a minister at the podium leads the church in giving praises to Jesus.  

Additions and corrections to this description are welcome.

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Notes Abou Video #4

As is the case with many YouTube videos of Jamaican church services, it is difficult to decipher what is being sung. However, I can decipher that the choir and congregation are singing a version of the hymn "Lord, I'm Out Here On Your Word". 

The choir collection march follows the same pattern as that given in my description for video #3 above.

Notice the children's choir also marching and notice how the ushers help direct both of thee choirs' walk arounds. 

There are other YouTube videos of this church singing "I'm Out Here On Your Word" during their choir collection marches (walk arounds).
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Repetitive Songs In Contemporary Black Worship Services Collection Marches: "Don't You Hear Them Bells" And "I'm Riding With Jesus On The Hallelujah Train"

1baw2009, Published on Apr 13, 2009

Abiezer Pentecostal Church: 96 Milvan Drive Toronto, Canada--It's offering time @ Abiezer (This is how we do it every Sunday.)
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A number of commenters in this video's discussion thread wrote that the way this choir marched was the same as Jamaican Apostolic church collection marches.

Unfortunately, this is the only Black Canadian church processional video that I've found on YouTube. If you know of any other Black Canadian church processional videos, please share their links in the comment section below. Thanks!

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series that highlights examples of repetitive songs in contemporary Black worship services collection marches. 

This post showcases a collection march by the youth choir of Abiezer Pentecostal Church (Toronto, Canada).    

My editorial notes present information about the two hymns that are sources to the choruses that are sung in this march. My editorical notes also provide a description of that collection march. 

Selected comments from this video's discussion thread are also included in this post. 

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composer/s of these songs. Thanks also to the youth choir of Abiezer Pentecostal Church (Toronto, Canada) for their ministries. Thanks to 1baw2009, the videographer and publisher of this video on YouTube and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/06/abiezer-pentecostal-church-choir.html.for a 2018 pancocojams post entitled "Abiezer Pentecostal Church Choir (Toronto, Canada) Offertory March - "I'm Riding On The Hallelujah" Train" "

That post includes a number of comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread.   

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DISCLAIMER: "Black worship services" in this title means that all or most of the people in attendance at these worship services are Black. However, these songs can certainly be sung by non-Black people. 

In the title for this ongoing pancocojams series I'm highlighting the fact that these songs (or "choruses" to use the Pentecostal term) are repeated over and over again while the choir marches. I believe that this is an important feature of these marches as repetitive singing or chanting and repetitive movements can help bring down the Holy Spirit.

Click the "repetitive songs in Black worship services" tag to find additional pancocojams posts in this series.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/10/repetitive-songs-in-contemporary-black.html to read why I began this pancocojams series on Black church collection marches. That Pancocojams Editorial note also includes my overview (purposes) of this pancocojams series on Black church collections marches as well as an encouragement for those who are much more familiar with that tradition than me to add to the historical and cultural record by publishing online information and descriptions about that tradition.

PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES

Identification of the source songs for this collection march

This choir combined portions of two songs for their march:

Chorus #1- a portion of the song "Don't You Hear Them Bells"
"Dont you hear the bells are ringing?
Dont you hear the angels singing?
Its the glory, hallelujah, jubilee.
In the land of sweet forever, just beyond the shining river,
they will ring the golden bells for you and me."

Chorus #2- a portion of the song "I'm Riding In The Alleluia Train"
"Im riding with Jesus, on the Alleluia Train
Im singing, Im shouting on the Alleluia Train
And when I reach the station, Heaven is my destination
Im riding with Jesus, on the Alleluia train
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The publisher of that video, 1baw2009, published this lyrics that way in the discussion thread for the video that is showcased in this post. 

In the United States, "Hallelujah" is the standard spelling for the word "Alleluia".

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The Source Songs For Those Two Choruses 

Chorus #1- "When They Ring Those Golden Bells"

Here's some information about the source song for the chorus that choir titled "Don't You Hear Them Bells"
From http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/dont-you-hear-the-bells-a-ringing-joafl-1911.aspx
"Folk Index; Journal of American Folklore, Volume 24 by American Folklore Society in 1911.

NOTES: "Don't You Hear the Bells A-Ringing?" or "Don't You Hear Them Bells A-Ringing?" is a public domain/traditional old-time/bluegrass gospel song. It's based on Dan­i­el de Mar­belle, 1887 song "When They Ring Those Golden Bells." There also a tag from the song, "Climbin' Up the Golden Stairs."

This version, collected by EC Perrow, comes from the Journal of American Folklore, Volume 24 by American Folklore Society in 1911. Here are two versions of When They Ring Those Golden Bells:

When They Ring Those Golden Bells (Traditional: Arranged by Emory Gordy/ Patty Loveless)

There's a land beyond the river that we call the sweet forever
And we only reach that shore by faith, you see
Yes I want to see my Jesus
Shake His hand and have Him great us
When they ring those golden bells for you and me

Don't you hear the bells a-ringin'
Can't you hear the angels singin'
It's a glory hallelujah jubilee
In the far off great forever just beyond the shining river
When they ring those golden bells for you and me"...

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Click that link for more verses of this song, and more versions of this song.

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Chorus #2- "I'm Riding With Jesus On The Hallelujah Train"

I think that it's likely that the early 19th century American song entitled "Traveling Now On The Safest Road" may be an early source song for the chorus that the choir titled "I'm Riding On The Hallelujah Train". The refrain (chorus) of that song begins with the word "I am traveling on the Hallelujah line".  Here's information about and lyrics for that song:

From https://hymnary.org/text/im_traveling_now_on_the_safest_road

composer:  Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946 *

1. I’m traveling now on the safest road,
That a traveler ever found,
My right of way is the Word of God,
And it runs upon solid ground.

Refrain

I am traveling on the hallelujah line,
On the good old Gospel train,
I am on the right track and never will go back
To the station of sin again.

I need no fare, I’m riding on a pass,
’Tis the blood for sinners slain,
I am traveling on the hallelujah line,
On the good old Gospel train.

2. The will of God is my orders now,
And I’m running right on time,
I’m all prayed up and with signals clear,
Up the grade I’m prepared to climb.[Refrain]

From the website: https://hymnary.org/text/im_traveling_now_on_the_safest_road
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #1983
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Charles Austin Miles was a White American.

"Chorus" is another word for a "refrain" of a song. However, it appears that Black Apostolic churches refer to the songs that the sing as the "chorus" even though it is detached from the rest of the song and even though those words may be a part of or a complete verse of a song.

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My description about how the march in this video is performed:

This video shows the choir moving down the center aisle of the church.

 The choir consist of teenage or young adult females and males. All of the choir members wear the same blue and white robes. The women also wear a cap on their hair in accordance with Pentecostal beliefs that women shouldn't be in the church sanctuary with their hair uncovered.  

The choir is led by a man who wears a suit. This man appears older than the choir. Based on some Jamaican videos of collection marches, my guess is that this man is a church usher (although he doesn't wear the white gloves which are part of the traditional attire for Black church ushers.)

The man in the lead and the choir sings while they march. They aren't shuffling or taking small steps, but their feet don't appear to be raised that high off the ground.

The marchers in this video exhibit much of the body stance that is characteristic of the Jamaican Apostolic church marches- The body from the hips up leans slightly down. Someimes the marchers look down, but then they raise their face to look straight ahead. Their facial expression is serious and resolute.

The marchers rock back and forth to the moderate tempo rhythm. This is an energetic march. The choir members' arms are held mostly held below the waist. But their arms move up and down with their fist balled in what I refer to as a boxer's or a jogger' stance. I've also referred to this arm movement for church collection marchers a and a "chugging motion".

 

Additions and corrections to this description are very welcome.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

1. leona foster, 2009
"I love the old time worship and the old old songs such as this one.  If you want to reach the Lord, just sing the old hymms."

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2.1baw2009, 2009
"I don't know if there is a defined theory behind this (marching at offering time).  I need to think about it."
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This comment appears to be written in response to a question that is no longer shown on this discussion thread.

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3. r om. 2009
"i love the energy! good ole church right here. church definitely should be an experience that's authentic and a glaringly different from the world. i love it!

does your church believe in women preachers?"

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ibaw2009, 2009 "The choir members do have a lot of energy, and you should see how high the stiletto heels are that the majority of the sisters march in.

Yes, we do believe in women preachers. Our pastor encourages all members in our assembly to excel in every area of ministry. One of our motto is--Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. ** 5. lovejones238, 2010 
"I must say I was like why am I watching this over & over then finally realized, I began to feel this just like the saints on the video were, as we say where I'm from, "they began to feel it" and so did I ..great post...I love the energy."

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6. FaithfulKweenBhee🐝, 2010
"Love it....and the two girls in the front of the choir line...Lord yall better march!"
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7. IsaiahRaymondDyer09, 2010  
"OH YES MARCH & RIDE ZION! MARCH & RIDE! I LOVE this!!! GLORYYYYYYYYYYY!!"

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8. Cheryl Williams, 2010
"Marching up the King's Highway!!! Hallelujah!"
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9. csneed02, 2010
"I need words." PLEASE

 This is awesome!  They dance like this is Africa when they give.  Maybe if we do this in our Church the people will look forward to giving time."
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10. mimes30, 2010
"Choo, choo, alrite y'all!!! I see Canada can praise too!!"
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11. limitedtasks, 2010
"This is off the chain " OFFERING TIME " usually you see people running the other way ( out the door ) We can't touch this, go ahead and STOMP ALL OVER THE DEVILS HEAD!!!!!!Buffalo, New York"

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12. IsaiahRaymondDyer09, 2011
"LUJAH!! Mi luv dah wun deh!!! HALLELUJAH TRAIN!! GLORY!!"

** 13. Trey Cox, 2011

"I remember coming to Abiezer as a child and seeing the choir do this same march around! Simply Awesome, glory to God, and i love the songs, the choir rock is classic! Go Ahead!!"
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14. John Blackwood, 2012
"This church must be Jamaican background!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I could hear the bass player a little bit more thou! If I go to Canada.. I must find this church , where ever y'all are. GOD BLESS THIS CHURCH! AND THE CHOIR!!!!!!!"

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15. kennie Dennis, 2012
"must be an Apostolic vibrant indeed!!!!!"
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16. Mo W, 2012 
"Its obvious that this church is jamaican .. The TRAIN!!!!!!!! HALELLUJAH TRAIN iM RUNNING JESUS ON THE HALELLUJAH TRAIN !!!!!"
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17. desmarie spence, 2012 
"This is how we do it in Holiness Born Again in Jamaica."

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18. Travae Williams, 2012 
"YES !! now thats church"

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19. Queendom Come, 2012
"This is what you call praise. What is the name of this song?"
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20. desmarie spence, 2012
"1.When they ring the golden bells- The Pentecostal Hymnal #141   2. Riding with Jesus"       

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21. NYCsistahofvirtue, 2012
"march march march saints unward christian soldiers!"
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22. Tiffi, 2013 
"I feel the Jamaican in this church"

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23. MJQ7688, 2013
"I was just thinking that about this church being Jamaican! They got DOWN!"

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24. Ephesians6:10-18, 2013
"y'all betta do the choir train for jesus"
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25. Uncilro. 2013
"As a fellow organist, I too do appreciate the its playing in this one"

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26. TheTiana V❤, 2015
"️Y'all better praise him"

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27. ddoddy76, 2015
"ok no offense .....but what was the point?"
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28. Miya Henry, 2016
"They make it seems they are marching into heaven... must pentecostal church do this to have a mind set of how they will be like in heaven. I don't know if I'm right but it's my idea"
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29. Margaret Mcpherson, 2015 "These saints just know how to trample on them serpents and

demons, the action is so important keep on fighting and trampling them forces ** 30. Ann_N_NC North Carolina, 2015

"Love their energy church used to be like

this.Bless them

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31. Kemo Clarke, 2016
"i love it soilder of jesus christ halleluia"

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32. ItsKayTho, 2018

"I remember a church I attended, the whole choir would come down circle the church, turn around and go back up the offering aisle. & they took their time too! I love this choir’s energy"
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Is the offering aisle the center aisle?

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33. after7pm, 2018
"Y'all Better MARCH ON IN..💘

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34. Mo W, 2018
"I think churcejs need to go back to the way we used to worship just like this. Marching and all why not? You can dance for the world you can dance for God. I get such a great vibe from this all these yrs later"

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35. Karlene Bernard, 2019
"We need more of this kind in todays church and run way satan"

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36. Yolanda Johnson, 2020
"I LOOOOOVE church marches and processions"

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37. Carmen Reece, 2020
"NOW THESE SAINTS ARE  TRULY PRAISING AND  WORSHPING GOD AS  OUR PASTOR DARLING IN CHRISTIAN PEN PORTMORE  JAMAICA  SO, I MISS THIS KIND OF WORSHIP 🎵 SONGS AND PRAISE."

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38. Drucella, 2021
"Definitely Jamaican, the song, the musical beat,the train, the caps the choir members are wearing =Jamaican 😷🤗"

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I think that "the train" in this comment refers to the march itself" 

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Repetitive Songs In Contemporary Black Worship Services Collection Marches: "Down Here My Burdens Are Heavy"

Bethelpost church, Aug 5, 2013

Holiness Apostolic Choir and The Voices of the Overcomers Choir of Bethel Born Again Apostolic Church ministering during Holiness Apostolic Convocation 2013 on the first night

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series that highlights examples of repetitive songs in contemporary Black worship services collection marches. 

This post showcases a collection march by two Apostolic choirs at a 2013 convocation.   

This post also presents a full reprint of a three comment online discussion thread about the song "I Won't Have To Worry Anymore". The first verse of that song begins with the line "Down here my burdens are heavy", which is the title of that YouTube video. This is the entire discussion thread as of the date of the publication of this pancocojams post (Oct. 16, 2021).

My editorial notes present my description of that collection march. 

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composer/s of this song. Thanks also to Holiness Apostolic Choir (Jamaica) and The Voices Of Overcomers Choir Of Bethal Born Again Apostolic Church (Jamaica) for their ministries. Thanks to Bethelpost, the producer and publisher of this video on YouTube and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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DISCLAIMER: "Black worship services" in this title means that all or most of the people in attendance at these worship services are Black. However, these songs can certainly be sung by non-Black people. 

In the title for this ongoing pancocojams series I'm highlighting the fact that these songs (or "choruses" to use the Pentecostal term) are repeated over and over again while the choir marches. I believe that this is an important feature of these marches as repetitive singing or chanting and repetitive movements can help bring down the Holy Spirit.

Click the "repetitive songs in Black worship services" tag to find additional pancocojams posts in this series.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/10/repetitive-songs-in-contemporary-black.html to read why I began this pancocojams series on Black church collection marches. That Pancocojams Editorial note also includes my overview (purposes) of this pancocojams series on Black church collections marches as well as an encouragement for those who are much more familiar with that tradition than me to add to the historical and cultural record by publishing online information and descriptions about that tradition.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES

Identification of the source song for this collection march
Although the audio for this video is poor, I can decipher that before the march the two church choirs in the aboveYouTube video sung one verse of the song "I Won't Have To Worry Anymore" .as well as the chorus. (The words that they sung appear to be the same as the first verse and the chorus as given in the comments in the discussion thread that is directly below.) The choirs may have also sung the second verse followed by the chorus prior to the collection march, but I'm not sure about that.

It's more difficult for me to decipher what the choirs sung during the collection march. They may have repeated part of that song or the entire song.

"Down here my burdens are heavy" is the first line in the first verse of the song "I Won't Have To Worry Anymore". I don't know whether the choirs used the title "Down here my burders for the song that they sang, or whether the video publisher independently chose that as the title for this video. 

My description of the march in this video
The video begins with showing the congregtion walking to place their offering (money) in the bowls that are held by two church officials who stand in front of the raised podium. These officials remain standing there throughout the collection march.

The video focuses on the choir from Bethal Born Again Apostolic Church (Jamaica) who are standing in the choir stand directly in back of the slightly raised podium. A soloist from that choir sings into a microphone that is attached to that podium. That soloist remains singing there throughout the march. The video also shows a choir from the Holiness Apostolic Choir (Jamaica). That choir is standing in front of benches on the floor of the sanctuary to the right of the podium. The musicans consist of a keyboard player, a snare drummer, and two electric guitarist. Those musicians are seated in an enclosed area on the floor to the right of the podium.

At 4:11 in this video, a female usher* begins the march. She is the lead person throughout the entire march.  

[With no disrespect intended, the female usher's stance reminds me of how boxer stand with their fist balled up in front of them and their bodies held slightly inclined. The way this usher moves in the beginning of this collection march also reminds me of the way that boxers skip in place while they are training and at other times.]

Except for the soloist, the members of the Voices of Overcomers choir form a single vertical line in back of the usher.  Members of the Holiness Apostolic Choir join the single line in back of ithe  first choir. Four other women ushers* join at the end of the line.

The choirs' stance is similar to that of the lead usher. The bodies of some members of the choir are more erect than others, and some rock when they move more than others. Since (I believe) that part of the purposes of the march is to help bring down the Holy Spirit, it's not surprising o note that during that march, some members feel the spirit and that is shown by the ways they move in that line. The line however continues to move forward regardless of whether a person or people in front of them "get happy" ("go in" - to use African American terms for that heightened state where people involuntarily move and/or speak ). The person in line behind the person who is feeling the Spirit moves that person along.      

The line continues to move across the floor in front of the podium, down the left hand aisle to the right hand aisle then down the center aisle.

The line is so long that the video shows some of the line still marching across the floor in front of the podium to the left hand aisle while the usher leds the line down the center aisle.  That line moving across the front of the floor in front of the podium moves pass the bottom of the center aisle before the line led by the usher reaches there.  The user leads the choir to the left and the choir reenters the choir stand [although tht isn’t shown in this video). The video shows the other choir turning to the right to re-enter their choir area.

 The video then shows scenes of the congregtion. Many people are standing on their feet singing along. The ushers are then shown coming from the left and marching up the center aisle. The remaining portion of that video shows the congregation. Some of the congregation remains standing ans some are clapping while singing.

 *As is also the case in the Black Baptist church, the ushers of this church are identified as those church officials who wear white gloves. 

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COMPLETE REPRINT OF A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SONG "I WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ANYMORE"
From  https://namethathymn.com/hymn-lyrics/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18049#:~:text=BKM84,searching%20and%20searching!

I Won't Have To Worry Anymore - ISO Author

Post Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:45 am

 "I'm looking to find out who wrote an old hymn my mom used to sing. I believe the title is "I Won't Have To Worry Anymore" The first verse and chorus are below. If anyone can help me track down the author of this song I would be forever grateful.

Down here the burdens heavy

and the road is rough and long

sometimes I get so weary I can't go on

but a brighter day is coming

soon I'll rest on heaven's shore

and I won't have to worry anymore

 

I won't have to worry when I reach the other shore

All my troubles will be over and I'll rest forevermore

My eyes will be on Jesus and my heart will be a glow

And I won't have to worry anymore"

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I Won't Have To Worry Anymore - ISO Author

Post Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:56 am

"I saw several of your posts, but this is the only one I was able to track down. Hope others can help with the rest.

 "I Won't Have to Worry Anymore" was written by James Goss and Jimmy Jones in 1971, and first performed by the Goss Brothers.

 Since then it's been covered a bunch of times. The more popular recent covers include:

 Owen Mac - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA_DAS8xczg

Jeff and Sherri Easter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3InDHXwnA

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P85ZScgxq3o

Redeemed Quartet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJwrXB1lp0o

By the way, the Nelson Music Group owns the copyright. Here's their contact information if anyone needs it:

http://www.nelonmusicgroup.com/songs_goss.html

God bless,

Steve

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Re: I Won't Have To Worry Anymore - ISO Author

Post Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:59 am

"In case anyone needs them, here are the full lyrics:

 1.

Down here my burden's heavy

And the road is rough and long

Sometimes my feet get weary and so sore

But a brighter day is coming

Soon I'll rest on Heaven's shore

And I won't have to worry anymore

 

Chorus

Oh I won't have to worry

When I reach the other shore

All my troubles will be over

And I rest forever more

My eyes will be on Jesus

And my heart will be a glow

And I won't have to worry anymore

 

2.

Someday when life is over

And I've said my last good bye

I'll see my Savior standing at the door

He'll say "my child you're welcome

All your cares are left behind"

And I won't have to worry anymore

Repeat Chorus"

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Versions of the lyrics for "I Don't Have To Worry Any More" are found in a number of online sites. Some of the versions are much longer than the two verses and the chorus given in that discussion thread. Presumably, the singers added verses to that song. All of the versions of that song that I have found begin with a verse with the first line "My burdens are heavy".

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Repetitive Songs In Contemporary Black Worship Services Collection Marches: "Redeem" ("Give Me Some Water To Wash My Hands")

BROTHERTENNYSON, Oct 23, 2010

The Bethel Born Again Choir Jamaica singing and marching during the collecting of the offering. -snip- This video shows the choir (led by an usher) marching around the sanctuary singing two lines from Verse #2 of the song entitled "Redeem". The first line of that clip of "Redeem" "Give me some water, let me wash my hands" is repeated numerous times. Then the choir sings othe second line "I won't be guilty". (That line is itself only part of  the line in that song). The words "I won't be guilty" are repeated numerous times. Afterward, this pattern begins again - numerous times.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series that highlights examples of repetitive songs in contemporary Black worship service collection marches (processionals). 

This post showcases two videos of Bethel Born Again Apostolic Church in Kingston, Jamaica singing the chorus of the song "Redeem" (also given as "Redeemed, I've Been Washed In The Blood Of The Lamb"). 

Selected comments from the discussion thread for these videos are also included in this post. The lyrics for the complete song are given in the comments for Video #2 along with some other comments from that discussion thread.  

The Addendum to this post presents a comment from a discussion thread of a Nov. 11, 2011 Bethel Born Again Apostolic Church in Kingston, Jamaica video. That comment compliments  the usher who led that choir and also presents the commenter's opinion about the purpose of these marches. The usher who leads the choir in both of the videos in this post may be the same young man as the usher who that commenter wrote about.

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composer/s of this song. Thanks also to Bethel Born Again Apostolic Church in Kingston, Jamaica for their ministeries. Thanks to BROTHERTENNYSON, the publisher of these videos on YouTube.

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DISCLAIMER: "Black worship services" in this title means that all or most of the people in attendance at these worship services are Black. However, these songs can certainly be sung by non-Black people. 

In the title for this ongoing pancocojams series I'm highlighting the fact that these songs (or "choruses" to use the Pentecostal term) are repeated over and over again while the choir marches. I believe that this is an important feature of these marches as repetitive singing or chanting and repetitive movements can help bring down the Holy Spirit.

Click the "repetitive songs in Black worship services" tag to find additional pancocojams posts in this series. 

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/10/repetitive-songs-in-contemporary-black.html to read why I began this pancocojams series on Black church collection marches. That Pancocojams Editorial note also includes my overview (purposes) of this pancocojams series on Black church collections marches as well as an encouragement for those who are much more familiar with that tradition than me to add to the historical and cultural record by publishing online information and descriptions about that tradition.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Bethel Born Again Church of Jesus Christ, Apostolic (Holy Convocation 2012)

BROTHERTENNYSON, Oct 23, 2012

The Bethel Born Again Church of Jesus Christ, Apostolic Mass Choir and the Kids Choir marching during the collecting of the offering on the last night of Holy Convocation 2012. The song is entitled: "Redeem". "The Bethel Born Again is in its 66th Year, but Celebrations 50 years of being at the Oakland Road location in Kingston".
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This video shows the choirs (led by an usher) marching around the sanctuary while singing the complete song entitled "Redeem". 

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREADS FOR THESE VIDEOS

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

Video #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD_OgUpH4jw&ab_channel=BROTHERTENNYSON

1. Kafi Zola, 2014
"I like the spirit, but it is difficult to understand what they are singing about.  The church I sometimes attend is too sophisticated to praise the Lord like this. I miss this type of worship."

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2. BROTHERTENNYSON, 2015
""Give me some water, let me wash my hand, I won't be guilty" It is the line of the song "Redeemed, I've been washed in the blood of the lamb".
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The words of that clip of the song "Redeem" (or "Redeemed, I've been washed in the blood of the lamb" are what Pontius Pilate, the Roman govenor of Judaea said when he presided over the trial of Jesus and then ordered Jesus to be crucified.   

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3. CalledUntoHoliness, 2021
"The won't be guilty part hits me everytime! Thank God for the cleansing blood and the water of his word that cleanses us!"

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Video #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJqKUkCvYXg&ab_channel=BROTHERTENNYSON

1. KRISSY MCINTOSH,2015
"I've been so blessed, that's my church. Amen, give me some water let me wash my hands. I won't be guilty of an innocent man"

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2. Cardi top, 2016
"1. Jesus was having his last passover

Judas was resting upon his shoulder

spoke those words and they were right

one of you going to betray me tonight.

then they began to enquire within,

which of us will do such awful thing"

Mark cried out "Lord is it I"

Luke cried out "Lord is it I"

John cried out Lord is it I

Judas cried out Lord is it I

and they all cried out Lord is it I

CHORUS

Redeem, redeem, redeem, redeem, I've been washed in the blood of the lamb

2.  Judas been that deceitful man

'twas he would betray that innocent lamb

thirty piece of silver and it was done

but he himself in the woods did hang

Pilot's wife she had a dream

that innocent man she never had seen

give me some water let me wash my hands

I won't be guilty of that innocent man

3.  Jerusalem been six furlongs off

there they nailed him to the Romans cross

they ribbit his hands and they nailed his feet

the hammers were heard in Jerusalem street

he called his father, called him in love

the doors and the Windows stood open above

saints wear girdles around their waist

the angels took their wings and Vailed their face"
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These lyrics are from two comments that Cardi top posted on that discussion thread. The second comment was written right after the first one and is a slight correction to the lyrics that were previously given.

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3. Tamara Bennett, 2018
"Is this a revival church"

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4. BROTHERTENNYSON, 2018
"Tamara Bennett, Praise the Lord Jesus, It is not a revival church. The church that is featured is an Apostolic Church. The excerpt is of the collection of the offering and this is the ministry of the choir singing and marching. Be blessed"

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ADDENDUM : SELECTED COMMENT FROM ANOTHER DISCUSSION THREAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyirmZb5fkY&ab_channel=BethelBornAgainChurchOfJesusChrist

A Grand Meeting - Part 2*, published by Bethel Born Again Church Of Jesus Christ, November 22, 2021

Comment:

Christopher Patterson, 2013
"i used to march a choir some years ago and i happen to know how it is done,,this boy is the best i have every seen i want to meet him..the marching of a choir is a ministry all by its self. this is a true display of ministry. Notice that he not only marches with is feet only but his hands(for taring down strong holds) and his whole body. and the expression on his face show seriousness..putting his whole soul in it. his whole body movement strongly tells of leading into a warefar mode(which is what marching a choir is all about...ref; joshua leading the children of Isreal into battle at jericho)....very well done usher...keep on doing the work of God,he will allow some one to minister to u in a different way when the time comes..you are a very good example of a true minister...u have minister to me in a way that u would never understand....u have now caused me to make a serious decision to go back into minister...thanks my brother. i wish to see you personnally one day and bless you with some substance just as you have ministered to me."
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Thank you Christopher Patterson. I added this comment to this pancocojams post because I found what you wrote about the usher leading these marches that are featured in this post and what you wrote about the purpose of  Apostolic marches in general to be profound and somewhat obvious once you think about it. (And perhaps the purpose that you noted for these marches is the same for the African American church choir processionals that used to begin church services but now seldom occur.)

Until I read this comment, I hadn't connected Joshua leading a march around Jericho to the contemporary choirs as God's army marching around the church to fortify the sanctuary from Satan and his forces. Now I get that those marching are a demonstration that they can trample Satan and that they are trampling Satan just like numerous old time church songs said.

And, after reading that comment, it occurs to me that the reason why these Jamaican (and Jamaican influenced) Apostolic church choirs march during the offering is to help ensure that  no evil forces mess with the money that has been collected. 

Prior to reading that comment from Christopher Patterson, I believed that the offering marches as well as the choir marches that began church services were a way of calling forth the Holy Spirit and praising God. I believe those reasons are still true. I also postulated that these Jamaican processional "walk arounds" were an evolution of the 18th century, 19th century and later "ring shouts". I think that that theory is still quite plausible. But maybe the ring shout is a better explanation for the tradition some people have of running around the sanctuary when they feel the Holy Spirit.

I also believe that Black church marches -including those done during collection- occur (or occurred) for the marcher and congregation's visual and aural pleasure. They are fun to watch. A lot of processions are a good show and Black people love being "extra" (going beyond the expected norms). That may explain the sideways formation that are shown in the video of a Jamaican Apostolic choir that is showcased in this pancocojams post: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/10/repetitive-songs-in-contemporary-black_18.html. 

Black people's admiration of pagentry may also explain the moving forward while facing backwards that I observed an AME (African Methodist Espicopal) choir perform during a collection march in New Jersey in 2019. My description of that march is included in that same post. 

I'm interested in your thoughts about what Christopher Patterson wrote and what I wrote about why and how these Jamaican walk around marches during offerings occur the way they do and occur when they do.

There's too little information and comments online about these and other Black church marches. Please add to this discussion.   

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