The hyphen af is always part of another word that lends exclamatory force. The exclamatory refrain ending each stanza is spoken with more emphasis. Each two-bar phrase begins with two exclamatory chords, as if sounding an alarm. "Ko" and "ka" are exclamatory indicators. The sign was used for the exclamatory particle (/lo/). It explored spiritual gifts, speaking in tongues, prophecy, exclamatory worship, etc.