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.
You bled your heart out
Now I feel love beat in my chest
How wonderful
You gave your beauty
In exchange for my ugliness
How wonderful
You left your perfection
And embraced our rejection, oh
How marvellous, how boundless
Is your love, is your love
How wonderful, sacrificial
Is your love for me
You put on our chains
Sent us out through the open door
How wonderful
You took our sadness
Crowned us with joy and real peace
How wonderful
You left your perfection
And fought for our redemption, oh
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me, how wonderful
Yes, Jesus loves me
This is love, you gave yourself