A Doxology is a hymn of prayer or praise to God, most often used in liturgical services.
In the Roman Catholic tradition, the greater doxology is the recitation or singing of "Glory to God in the Highest," and the lesser doxology is "Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit."
In the Orthodox tradition, in the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, three separate doxologies are sung, each at successively different places in the Liturgy by the priest and the people responsively:
In the Protestant tradition, doxologies are generally sung in mainline denominations, and far less so (if at all) in the other groups (Evangelical, fundamentalist, and Pentecostal/charismatic). The doxology most commonly heard in Protestant churches is "Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow", sung to the traditional melody Old Hundredth:
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