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Christianity, is the act of worshiping through glossolalic song. The term is derived from the words of

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14:15, "I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also".Richard M. Riss
"Singing in the Spirit in the Holiness, Pentecostal, Latter Rain, and Charismatic Movements"
''Legacy'' No. 2 (1996). Accessed August 1, 2011. The purposes for glossolalic singing are the same as those of non-glossolalic singing, including praise, thanksgiving (1 Corinthians 14:15-17), and petition (Romans 8:26-27) to God. Singing in the Spirit may be done

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or together as a congregation during a worship service. Some Pentecostals and charismatics believe if it is done by an individual, as opposed to the congregation as a whole, then the song should be interpreted by one with the gift of interpretation (the interpretation also being in song form).Robert Graves
"Singing in the Spirit"
''Pneuma Review'' Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2001). On congregational singing in the Spirit,

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describes a pattern observed in Pentecostal and charismatic churches in which, during worship, someone begins to utter musical sounds, which may or may not have recognizable words. Other members of the congregation join in and, although there is no particular effort to match the pitch or the words, the overall effect is harmonious. "It is as if the strings of a huge

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have been set in motion by the wind of the Holy Spirit. The beautiful sound rises in volume, lasts for a longer or shorter period, and then gradually dies away."

, "The Historical Roots of Music in the Pentecostal and Neo-Pentecostal Movements", ''The Hymn: A Journal of Congregational Song'' 38 (January 1987), p7. Cited by Richard M. Riss i
"Singing in the Spirit in the Holiness, Pentecostal, Latter Rain, and Charismatic Movements"
paper delivered at a conference sponsored by the North American Renewal Service Committee, Orlando, 28 July 1995.

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