Here are some links to YouTube videos of church services in the Caribbean:


new years eve church services turks and caicos
WIV4 ; January 03, 2008

This is a television news report of various Watch Night [Church Services] in the Turks and Caicos. Watch Night church services are also held in African American churches on New Year's Eve.

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jamaican church

grandpa121791; February 17, 2008

This appears to be a Pentacostal church service. The congregation is worshipping to Reggae religious music.

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Holy Ghost Fire!!! Jamaica Free Baptist Church

zemi0210 ; October 20, 2007

"National Ladies' Convention 2006
Jamaica Free Baptist Church"

This call & response song says "Holy Ghost Fire" "Bun Dem" {Burn them}

Fwiw, all the women are wearing hats in these and other Jamaican church videos that I have seen online.

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Trinidad church service

iloveredhair ; March 29, 2008

"Take a grip song in the Trinidad Church service"


This video is very brief. But it has a very catchy "zipper song" that the adults and children in the congregation sing while performing the movements indicated by the song's lyrics.

Here's my transcription of the song which is sung to a reggae beat but has basically the same tune as the African American spiritual "Give Me That Old Time Religion".

I've put question marks in brackets when I wasn't sure of the words that were being sun. Note the video does not start at the beginning of the song

Take A Grip {Hold On And Never Let Go]

Take [?] another [?] grip
Hold on and never let go.
No matter what people around you say
Hold on and never let go.

I need somebody
Help me lift Jesus
Need some body
Help me lift Jesus
Need some bodeeee
To help me lift Jesus


Clap your hands and
Help me lift Jesus
Stomp your feet
Help me lift Jesus
Move your body
And help me lift Jesus