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.
When I was rebelling, when I was still running far from you
You came, and you found me, you would not relent in your pursuit
You have loved me when I did nothing to deserve it
You give freely the one thing I cannot afford
When I was unfaithful, when I had betrayed you to your face
You came and forgave me, you rid me of all of my disgrace
Your love is an ocean of blood
We are sinking in, to death
We are rising from, to life
Your love is a deep scarlet flood
We are sinking in, to death
We are rising from, to life
Jesus Christ laid down his life, and this is truly love
Jesus Christ laid down his life for us, for us, for us