prophet to hear God. Those of us who traveled
with Brother Hagin were very aware of this
and played music that inspired him, rather
than the audience."
In each meeting, Brother Hagin knew
where the anointing rested. Most of the time,
it rested on him. As the prophet of the house,
he was the primary one to operate in miracles,
healings and deliverances.
Many times, though, he turned to the
musicians.
"The anointing is upon you tonight," he
would say. "Just keep flowing in the Spirit."
On nights like these, the musicians kept
worshipping the entire service. There was no
prayer line and no laying on of hands.
RayGene recalls a particular time when
the Rhema Singers and Band traveled to
Birmingham, Ala., for a meeting at the
convention center. Paramedics brought
someone to the meeting on a stretcher. Four
people were rolled into the wheelchair section.
One man had been shot and paralyzed.
After more than an hour, the man who'd
been shot and paralyzed stood to walk…
and fell. He tried standing again…and fell.
Although he was very weak and unstable, each
time he fell he got up and tried again.
By the end of the service, the man was
running back and forth across the stage with
great strength.
Countless other miracles took place during
the meeting.
Three of the four people in wheelchairs
walked, and then ran. Even the paramedics
gave their lives to Jesus.
New Songs
During services like this, the musicians
received new songs from heaven. They sang
and played under the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit. Often, Keith Moore sat at the piano and
sang new songs.
"We didn't write music," RayGene
remembers. "We got music. We heard it in the
spirit and sang it. We added those new songs
to our repertoire.
"One of my major contributions, however,
was a little different. Early in my career, I
began digging up the old Pentecostal camp
meeting songs from the meetings of A.A. Allen
when his singers were R.W. Shambach and
Nancy Harmon. I spearheaded bringing that
music back. That's what I became known for.
"In addition to singing with A.A. Allen,
Nancy Harmon wrote 'The Blood Bought
Church.' One time she said, 'RayGene, I think
I wrote that song for you.' I'd sung it with The
Spurrlows, and I introduced it to Brother
Hagin's Campmeeting in 1985. That's when
the music changed, and that old Pentecostal
music kicked into gear.
"When we sang it, the place just came
unglued. People wouldn't stop jumping,
shouting and praising God. Brother Hagin
kept saying, 'Sing it again.' We sang it for about
45 minutes that first night.
"It became Brother Hagin's favorite song.
Years later, we were setting up for a
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RayGene with
daughter, Sophia
(left), and wife, Beth
RayGene and
Gavin MacLeod
