Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Rev. J. M. Gates

“Amazing Grace,” 1722

Fisk University (Nashville, Tenn.), est. 1867

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Fisk University’s “Jubilee Hall,” ca. 1887

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Fisk University Jubilee Singers, ca. 1873

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Pace Jubilee Singers, ca. 1928

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Jubilee Quartets

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham Jubilee Singers, 1920s

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Norfolk, VA

Norfolk Jubilee Singers, ca. 1927

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Jubilee Quartets

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Jubilee Quartets

Victorian Parlor Music

Baptist Song Hymns (Tindley)

Rev. Charles A. Tindley (Baptist)

Blind Willie Johnson

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The Day of Pentecost

1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

(Acts 2:4)

Azusa Street, Los Angeles, CA

Azusa Street, Los Angeles, CA

Azusa Street, Los Angeles, CA

AME Zion Church, 312 Azusa St., Los Angeles

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The Azusa Street Mission, ca. 1910

Rev. William Joseph Seymour

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Azusa St. Apostolic Faith Gospel Mission

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“…the meetings begin about ten o’clock in the morning and can hardly stop before ten or twelve at night, and sometimes two or three in the morning, because so many are slain under the power of God.”

“The Lord has given the gift of speaking in unknown languages, also the gift of playing on instruments…”

“Holy Rollers”

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African-American Pentecostal worship, 1940s

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Jubilee Quartets

Victorian Parlor Music

Baptist Song Hymns (Tindley)

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Jubilee Quartets

Victorian Parlor Music

Baptist Song Hymns (Tindley) Jazz

Blues

Sanctified singing

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Jubilee Quartets

Victorian Parlor Music

Baptist Song Hymns (Tindley) Jazz

Blues

Sanctified singing

GOSPEL

Thomas A. Dorsey, “Father of Gospel Music”

“Georgia Tom” Dorsey, ca. 1928

Georgia Tom, “It’s Tight Like That” (1928)

Listen here folks I want to sing a little song

Don’t get mad we don’t mean no harm

You know it’s tight like that…

Georgia Tom, “It’s Tight Like That” (1928)

There was a little black rooster met a little brown hen

Made a date at the barn about a half past ten -

You know it’s tight like that…

Georgia Tom, “It’s Tight Like That” (1928)

I went to see my gal over across the hall

Found another mule kicking in my stall -

You know it’s tight like that…

Georgia Tom, “It’s Tight Like That” (1928)

The girl I like is tall and slim

When she whips it it’s too bad Jim -

You know it’s tight like that…

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Jubilee Quartets

Victorian Parlor Music

Baptist Song Hymns (Tindley) Jazz

Blues

Sanctified singing

Protestant Hymns

African and Slave musical styles

Spirituals

Jubilee Quartets

Victorian Parlor Music

Baptist Song Hymns (Tindley) Jazz

Blues

Sanctified singing

Thomas A. Dorsey

Blues and Gospel intermingle

Thom. Shepard, “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone” (1693)

Must Jesus bear the cross alone,

And all the world go free?

No, there’s a cross for everyone,

And there’s a cross for me.

George N. Allen, “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone” (1846)

Thom. Shepard, “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone” (1693)

Must Jesus bear the cross alone,

And all the world go free?

No, there’s a cross for everyone,

And there’s a cross for me.

Home chord

Less tense

Home chord

Tense!

Home chord

Less tense

Home chord

Tense! Home chord

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

African-American Pentecostal worship, 1940s