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.
My heart was weary
My soul was heavy
My bones were aching, Lord
I needed waking
I needed breaking
I needed you, my Lord
And you took my hand
And led me to the river
And buried all I was
Then you kissed my face
And told me I was yours
And I knew I'd found my home