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.
Praise be to God the Father of Jesus Christ
Who has given us new birth
Hope through a living Saviour
to receive salvation of our souls
Though we do not see
we believe and are filled with His glory
Just as our God is holy be the same
In everything you do
Love one another deeply from the heart in all sincerity
Now our faith and hope in Christ alone
may it rest completely
For all men in glorious splendor
Like a flower of the field
they will quickly fade away
But the word of the Lord remains