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.
Sand as white as snow
Swirls like smoke around my feet
And a sky that turns in a moment
From blue to grey
All these things I see
On an irish day
It is here that time has granted
That the light
Should still burn on
It was here a seed was planted
In the brave heart of an irish son
Here before my time
Walked men of faith and truth
In a land that was dark
They followed the way
Bringing sweet light
On an irish day
It is here that time has granted
That the light
Should still burn on
It was here a seed was planted
In the brave heart of an irish son
Here I kneel upon this ground
Love can heal
When truth is found