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.
Jesus, Jesus oh what a wonderful child
Jesus, Jesus so holy meek and mild
New life, new hope is all a but a dream
Listen to the angels sing
Glory, glory. Glory to the new born king
He was carried by the angel born in a lowly manger
The virgin Mary was his mother and joseph was his earthly father
Some wisemen came from afar and they were guided by a shining star
To see the place where they laid him in a manger with hay