THE USES OF SONGS, MUSICS, HYMNS, DANCES AND CLAPPING OF HANDS IN THE SPIRITUALITY OF C&S CHURCH.

SONGS AND HYMNS DANCING AND CLAPPING OF HANDS AS A MEANS TO EVOKE EXCITEMENTS IS PECULIAR TO C&S CHURCH AS FOUND IN NIGERIA. THE ORIGIN OF THIS PRACTICE TO THE EMERGENCE OF C&S CHURCH IN THE 1920S WHOSE FOUNDER USE TO BELONG TO THE ANGLICAN CHURCH. SONGS FOR EVERY OCCATION HAD BEEN THE PRACTICE WITH THESE ORTHODOXY. SO WE FOUND THAT C&S HAS TAILORED ITS OWN PRACTICE LIKEWISE. THE PECULIARITY OF THE C&S CHURCH IS THAT IT HAS FORMED SOME SONGS IN HYMNAL TO MEET CERTAIN DAY TO DAY CHALLENGES OF ITS MEMBERS. MUSICS WERE USUALLY FORMED GETTING THEIR INSPIRATION FROM THESE HYMNS. DANCES AND CLAPPING OF HANDS ARE PECULIAR TO C&S CHURCHES AND OTHER NOTABLE SO CALLED SPIRITUAL CHURCHES. IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT BY CLAPPING OF HANDS AND SINGING AND AT THE SAME TIME DANCING COULD BRING MEMBERS TO A LEVEL OF ECSTACY IF THE LOVE OF CHRIST IS IN THEM. WITH A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF ECSTACY MEMBERS DO GO INTO TRANCE AND CLAIRVOYANCE TO THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS PRESENT. CLAPPING OF HANDS IN SINGING AND DANCING IS REGARDED AS A SIGN OF VICTORY. MEMBERS SOMETIMES SING POPULAR SONGS TO AROUSE EXCITEMEMT DURING SERVICES IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT AS MEMBERS ARE EXCITED HEAVENLY BEINGS WOULD DESCEND IN THE WORSHIP SESSION. SONGS COULD BE DICTATED THROUGH VISIONS. TO CARRY OUT PRAYERS FOR MEMBERS SONGS MOST OF THE TIME ARE DICTATED WITH ACCOMPYING PSALMS OR PORTIONS OF THE BIBLE. THIS IS DONE TO HELP THE PRAYER FOR QUICK RESPONCE FROM GOD. RINGING OF BELLS TO ACCOMPANY SONGS IS BELIEVED AS POTENT AND EFFICACIOUS IN THE PRAYER. THERE ARE SONGS FOR SUNDAY THANKGIVING SERVICES. SONGS FOR PERSONAL DELIVERANCE OF ALL SORTS. SONGS FOR HEALING AND EXORCIZING EVIL SPIRITS. SONGS MAINLY FOR PERSONAL SANTIFICATION SONGS TO BRING FORTUNE AND BREAKTHROUGHS.