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:]
Listen to the angels
Rejoicing e'er so sweetly
Receiving heaven's glory
The night that Christ was born
[repeat]
[Chorus II]
Can't you see the people
Coming from every nation
Pleading for salvation
The night that Christ was born
[Repeat Chorus I & II]
[Chorus III]
Oh such a wonderful savior
To be born in a manager
So that I can share His favor
And my heart be made anew
[Chorus IV]
Listen to the trumpets
Shouting through the darkness
Crying 'holy, holy'
The night that Christ was born
[Repeat Chorus III and IV]
[Repeat Chorus III]
Listen to the trumpets
Shouting through the darkness
Crying 'holy, holy' (Now Behold the Savior)
The night that Christ was born
[repeat Chorus]