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.
[Verse 1:]
I was sinking deep in sin,
He touched me, made me whole again.
[Chorus 1:]
Many things have been spoken to you,
that this joy might remain in you;
the joy, the joy,
oh, the joy that floods my soul.
[Verse 2:]
In Thy presense is fullness of joy,
at Thy right hand are pleasures forevemore.
[Chorus 2:]
Many things have been spoken to you,
that this joy might remain in you;
the joy, the joy,
the joy, the joy,
oh, the joy that floods my soul.
[Bridge:]
After all I've been through I still have joy.
After all I've been through I still have joy.
After all I've been through.
After all I've been through.
[Tenors:]
I still have joy, joy.
I still have joy, joy.
[Altos:]
After all I've been through I still have joy.
After all I've been through I still have joy.
[Sopranos:]
I got joy, real joy,
great joy, unspeakable joy.
I got joy, real joy,
great joy, full of glory.
[Vamp 2:]
I got joy, real joy.
I got joy, great joy.
I got joy, unspeakable joy.
I got joy, full of glory.
[Vamp 3:]
Joy, joy, joy, I got joy,
real joy, great joy,
unspeakble joy, full of glory,
joy, joy, joy.
[Ending:]
I got joy.