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.
Rejoice in the lord always
And again I say again I say
Rejoice in the lord always
And again I say again I say
Rejoice
Come bless the lord come
Bless the lord
Draw near to worship
Christ the lord
And bless his name
His holy name
Declaring he is good
O that men would praise him
O that men would praise him
O that men would praise
His name
Praise his name
To the ends of the earth