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.
Show me a light that doesn't go out
when the people tire of tending it,
when they go to sleep content.
Show me gold that we can wear
on the inside of our wrists
so it can't be taken while we sleep.
Where is the light that doesn't cauterize our eyes?
Cause we are nearly blind from following signs.
Even now, hear my people on the hill crying,
"Zion! Zion!"
but it is just a ruined city