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.
Here I stand
Alone
No-one by my side
I'm a dread to my friends
and everyone
Flees from me
But in You I put my trust
Let your face shine on me
My times are in your hands
Deliver me from my enemies
'Cause You are
My stronghold
My fortress
My shield and strength
When everything else fails
My eyes grow weak with sorrow
My soul and my body with grief
As I fall like a dying sparrow
And I feel there's no one to reach
But in You I put my trust
Let your face shine on me
My times are in your hands
Deliver me from my enemies
How great is your goodness
which you bestow in the sight of men
on those who take refuge in you.
In the shelter of your presence you hide them
from the intrigues of men;
in your dwelling you keep them safe
from accusing tongues.
[Ps. 31]