Abstract
Abstract Protestant music that has been assimilated into popular worship music. The history of gospel music begins in the 19th century when hymnody was introduced into camp meetings. Simple, melodic, and harmonic songs, often in strophic form with the use of refrains, were part of the evangelistic crusades. The revival meetings led by the evangelist Dwight L. Moody and the musician Ira D. Sankey made the term gospel music a part of the lexicon of Christian music. As gospel songs won wider acceptance musicians introduced even more popular elements into revival music. Charlie Alexander was the first to issue a collection of gospel songs. Homer Rodeheaver, an associate of Billy Sunday, established the first successful publishing house for gospel music and his own record company. He also introduced into his revival services large choirs and orchestral instruments, an innovation that was soon picked up by radio evangelists.
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