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.
Just as I am, without one plea
But that thy blood was shed for me
And that thou bid'st me come to thee
O lamb of God, I come, I come
Just as I am, and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot
To thee whose blood can cleanse each spot
O lamb of God, I come, I come
Just as I am thy love unknown
Has broken every barrier down
Now to be thine yea thine alone
O lamb of God, I come, I come
Just as I am, without one plea
But that thy blood was shed for me
And that thou bid'st me come to thee
O lamb of God, I come, I come