La música cristiana es de origen judío: la liturgia musical de la sinagoga, en particular el canto psalmódico de los judíos como unidad poética musical, fue un legado preciado transmitido del Israel antiguo al cristianismo primitivo, como forma de manifestar tanto a nivel personal como comunitario las creencias religiosas y la fe en Dios.
Fire is the color of my true love's hair
Near to the father sits his golden chair
By prayer and petition to the king on his left
Light is the burden that I bear
So enchanting are these lovely chains that bind you
'Neath their deadly weight
The Lord's eye did find you
With fear & tremblin'
Before the one with your wounds
Your eyes as empty as my savior tomb
Warm is the breath of his holy spirit
He who has ears to hear
Let 'em hear it
Torn were the hands of the worthy Lamb
May you know his name and fear it
There you are hangin' by the golden rope
There you lye
No hope