GOSPEL

Gospel music, in its most restrictive definition, is American religious music that emerged from the hundreds of Protestant or evangelical African-American churches in the 18th century and became very popular during the 1930s. More generally, religious music composed and sung by Southern Christian singers, regardless of ethnicity, is also commonly included.

Gospel music, unlike Christian hymns, is light in music. The word gospel is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word godspel, which is used to refer to the gospels. This way of singing was called this way because it was an evangelical song to invite people to God. The lyrics often reflect the values of the Christian life.