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.
God, I was just a kid
Three chords, I raised my hymn
And how I raised my heart with it
Teach us that one song
That we all used to know
It went, "Hallelujah"
Kid, strum that old guitar
The Lord will strum your heart
For that's how all your best songs start
Teach us that one song
That we all used to know
It went, "Gloria"
Lord, I've been the boy David
Sprinting to Goliath
But these days my feet ain't as quick
Teach us that one march
That we all used to know
It went, "Kid bring your sling, and I'll bring an army"
Christ, my heart's beloved one
Are you proud of who I've become?
Your voice is the voice I want
So teach me that one song
And I will sing along
I'll sing, "Hallelujah"
I'll sing, "Gloria"
I'll sing, "Hallelujah"