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 mercy comes to me as soft as the sky
And faith like a strong arm around me lies
And life is beginning like springtime in flower
My soul is awakened with truth to astound me
An emptiness for You to fill
My soul, a cavern for Your sea
And You are the flowering bough of creation
From You cascades music like a million stars
And here in the purest light of the heavens
Mysteries revealing in songs that surround me
An emptiness for You to fill
My soul, a cavern for Your sea
An emptiness for You to fill
My soul, a cavern for Your sea
An emptiness for You to fill
My soul, a cavern for Your sea