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:
Onward Christian soldiers
Marching as to war
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before
Onward then ye people
Join our heavenly throng
When we raise our voices
In our triumph song
Christ, our royal master
Leads against the flow
Forward into battle
See his banners go
Chorus
Crowns and Thrones may perish
Kingdoms rise and wane
But the church of Jesus constant will remain
Marching as to war
Oh we're marching as to war
Oh we're marching as to war
Onward then, ye people
Join our heavenly throng
Blend with ours your voices
In our triumph song
Marching as to war
Oh we're marching as to war
Chorus