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  2. Dances of Universal Peace - Wikipedia

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    The Dances of Universal Peace (DUP) are a spiritual practice that employs singing and dancing the sacred phrases of the world's religions. Their intention is to raise consciousness and promote peace between diverse religions according to one stated goal. [1] The DUP are of North American Sufic origin. They combine chants from many world faiths ...

  3. Psalm 133 - Wikipedia

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    Of David. / How good and how pleasant it is, when brothers dwell together as one! text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Psalm 133:1 introduction and text, biblestudytools.com; Psalm 133 enduringword.com; Psalm 133 / Refrain: Mercy and truth are met together, / righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

  4. Black Gospel music - Wikipedia

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    Black gospel music, often called gospel music or gospel, is the traditional music of the Black diaspora in the United States.It is rooted in the conversion of enslaved Africans to Christianity, both during and after the trans-atlantic slave trade, starting with work songs sung in the fields and, later, with religious songs sung in various church settings, later classified as Negro Spirituals ...

  5. Songs of the Underground Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Another song with a reportedly secret meaning is "Now Let Me Fly" [3] which references the biblical story of Ezekiel's Wheels. [4] The song talks mostly of a promised land. This song might have boosted the morale and spirit of the slaves, giving them hope that there was a place waiting that was better than where they were.

  6. Spirituals - Wikipedia

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    Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, [1] Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with African Americans, [2] [3] [4] which merged varied African cultural influences with the experiences of being held in bondage in slavery, at first during the transatlantic slave trade [5] and for centuries afterwards, through ...

  7. Hevenu shalom aleichem - Wikipedia

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    It was sung in an action following the call on 3 October 2022 in Maßweiler, in an open singing with solo performers and the crowd singing together. [28] On the anniversary of the invasion, the association called for activities on 3 October 2023, recommending to sing peace songs such as " Dona nobis pacem ", " We shall overcome ", " Von guten ...

  8. Religious music - Wikipedia

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    Religious songs have been described as a source of strength, as well as a means of easing pain, improving one's mood, and assisting in the discovery of meaning in one's suffering. While style and genre vary broadly across traditions, religious groups still share a variety of musical practices and techniques.

  9. Spiritual practice - Wikipedia

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    Many devout Christians have a home altar at which they (and their family members) pray and read Christian devotional literature, sometimes while kneeling at prie-dieu.. In Christianity, spiritual disciplines may include: prayer, fasting, reading through the Christian Bible along with a daily devotional, frequent church attendance, constant partaking of the sacraments, such as the Eucharist ...