According to the observations made by washington matthews, the reciting of a song like "twelfth song of thunder" often gave the navajo people

The chance to come together and enjoy each other's company

Explanation:

The Twelfth song of Thunder is Navajo poem that celebrated the sky, creatures of the earth and the land. The song was also performed as part of Navajo Mountain Chant Ceremony, which has been performed for centuries to bring rain. In Earlier days when rain could be a matter of life and death Navajo people used to sing the songs for nature to get its cooperation. The songs were a way to relate with nature and reflect the importance of nature in their life.