I've been looking on YouTube for videos of Black church services in England and Black church services in Brazil and other South American nations. While I have found some videos of Brixton gospel choirs and some videos of the Brazilian religious accapella group, The Communion Quartet, these videos don't show any scenes of actual church services.

However, there is a video of the Communion Quartet in which the church congregation is heard clapping at the end [see link below]. There's no notation to indicate whether the Quartet sung at a church service or at a church program. That distinction may be important because in my experience, applauding at the end of a singer, or choir or musical group's performance to show your appreciation for that musical performance is generally frowned upon in Black churches during the actual religious service.

However, I've seen this done sometimes in the USA, particularly since the 1980s. Sometimes the pastor directs the congregation to applaud a musical number by saying something like "Let's give God the praise". I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about a congregation during a church service applauding a soloist or choir or any other musical group at the completion of a musical selection.

The first time I heard this done I was surprised. I'm "old school" enough to feel that during church services, musicians and singers should be "performing" for God and not for self-and applauding them at that time means to me that they are performing for their praise and not for God's praise. But, I'm sure that people might differ with me on that.

In contrast, it is standard at Black churches [in the USA] to applaud at the completion of musical numbers and talks that are given as part of a church or church related program...

Without further comment, here's the link to the YouTube video of the
Communion Quartet {Brazilian accapella group in London]

BrixtonSDAChurch
June 25, 2007

"Live in Brixton Seventh-day Adventist Church, 23 June 2007"

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Here is an English translation of the Portuguese words of this song as posted by scadumateus:

"If you found a heart want need help?
Someone belive in this life never change?
use the time to say the love can turn all.
If you see someone who feels alone?
use the time to say of the LOVE(love of jesus) can turn all"...