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.
Cradle me in your wooden arms
Twist your flowers around my head
I cried all the tears I could
While you slept I bled
I turn to you
But you never knew me
I forgive you for the things
That you do to me
Press my body until it splinters
Pull my flesh apart
When I break into
Wet your lips with my heart
I turn to you
But you never knew me
I forgive you for the things
That you do to me
Weight my bones down
Lay your soul upon me
With your suffocation
And hands that are clean
Lead me by the hand
Like a lamb before the slaughter
Nail my body to the southern wind
I am your willing martyr
I turn to you
But you never knew me
I forgive you for the things
That you do to me
You never knew me
You never knew me
You never knew me
You never knew me
Weight my bones down
Lay your soul upon me
With your suffocation
And your hands that are clean
You never knew me