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.
Why do you cry, He has risen
Why are you weeping, He's not dead
Why do you cry, He has risen
Why are you weeping, He's not dead
He paid it all on that lonely highway
And His anointing I can feel
He shed His blood for my transgressions
And by His strifes we are healed
Why do you cry, He has risen
Why are you weeping, He's not dead
So as you go through life's journey
Don't you worry, lift up your head
Don't you cry, stop your weeping
He has risen, He's not dead
Don't cry
Wipe your eyes
He's not dead (ohohohohoh)
Don't weep
He's not asleep
Jehovah, he's not dead (ohohohohoh)
Don't, cry
Wipe your eyes
He's not dead (ohohohohoh)
Oh, don't cry
Wipe your eyes
He's not dead (ohohohohoh)