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.
Lead: Sometimes you have to encourage yourself,
Sometimes you have to speak victory during the test.
And no matter how you feel,
Speak the word and you will be healed.
Speak over yourself, encourage yourself, in the Lord.
Choir: Sometimes you have to encourage yourself,
Sometimes you have to speak victory during the test.
And no matter how you feel,
Speak the word and you will be healed.
Speak over yourself, encourage yourself, in the Lord.
Verse: Sometimes you have to speak a word over yourself,
The pressure is all around, but God is a present help.
Well the enemy created walls, but remember giants they do fall.
Speak over yourself, encourage yourself, in the Lord.
Oh as I minister to you, oh I minister to myself,
Life can hurt you so, 'til you feel there's nothing left. Oh, oh, oh
Choir: And no matter how you feel,
Speak the word and you will be healed.
Choir: Speak over yourself (repeat 4xs)
Choir: I'm encouraged (repeat 4xs)
Choir: I'm en-cour-aged (repeat 4xs)
Choir: I'm encouraged (repeat 4xs)
Choir: I'm en-cour-aged (repeat 4xs)
Choir: I'm encouraged (repeat 4xs)
Lead: Speak over yourself, encourage yourself in the Lord. Ooooo, ooooh