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.
From the start You held a place in my heart,
A place that no one else could fi ll
But sin kept your spirit from workin' in me
I couldn't look at life honestly
Until the day my will gave a way to the truth
That I found in You
I never knew just how good it could be
To stand in your presence totally free
Chorus:
I'm forgiven; Now I have a reason for livin'
Jesus keeps givin' and givin'
Givin' till my heart overfl ows.
I can see me as a person who's free
Even when I slip and fall.
You are a God who forgives and forgets
Now I wanna give You my all.
I know this love you placed in my heart
Is a love that will never depart.
Sin brought me here to the end of my rope
But now You've given me a brand new hope