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.
Chorus 1:
And let us not be weary in well doing
for in due season we shall reap,
Chorus 2:
If we faint not,
if we faint not,
if we faint not we shall our reward.
Verse 1:
So many people, they give up too fast,
they won't last, they won't cast their cares on you;
that's the thing to do, and remember...
Chorus 2
Verse 2:
There is a message that we must send,
don't give in, ye that endureth until the end,
they shall surely win, always remember...
Chorus 2
Bridge
Tenors:
We just can't give up, oh no,
we shall receive our reward.
Altos:
Let us not be weary,
we shall receive our reward.
Sopranos:
Stand fast, oh Lordy, don't faint,
we shall receive our reward.
Chorus 2
Vamp
Ye shall receive a just reward.