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.
Rise up, my love
My fair one, come away
For lo, the winter's past
The rain is gone, it did not stay
Open up, my love
Perfect one, my love
Until the day breaks
The shadows flee away
Ravish my heart with the look of your eyes
How much better your love than wine
Oh, my love, so beautiful
Lovely, as Jerusalem
Turn your eyes away from me
For they have overcome, overcome me
Open up to me my love
My dove, perfect one
For my head is covered with dew
My locks with drops of the night