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Gospel music didn't really ____________________ ____________________ until the late 19th century during the American Mass Revival movement , which ____________________ ____________________ Christian Evangelism in the USA . The term " Gospel song " likely first appeared in 1874 when composer Philip Bliss ____________________ a songbook titled " Gospel Songs . A Choice Collection of Hymns and Tunes . "
These songs were ____________________ to understand and sing compared to traditional church hymns , transforming musical ____________________ in rural church meetings . The rising popularity of these religious movements ____________________ Gospel music into significance , further ____________________ by the advent of radio in the 1920s , which ____________________ its audience across the States and ____________________ .