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:]
You oughta been there when He saved my soul.
You oughta been there when He made me whole.
You oughta been there when He saved my soul.
You oughta been there when He made me whole.
[Sopranos:] I'll never forget...
[Altos:] forget...
[Tenors:] forget...
[All:] what He's done for me.
[Sopranos:] I'll never forget...
[Altos:] forget...
[Tenors:] forget...
[All:] how He set me free.
[Sopranos:] I'll never forget...
[Altos:] forget...
[Tenors:] forget...
[All:] how He brought me out.
[Sopranos:] I'll never forget...
[Altos:] forget...
[Tenors:] forget...
[All:] how without a doubt.
I can't forget the day, He washed my sins away,
I can't forget what He's done for me.
[Vamp 1:]
You oughta been there.
[Vamp 2:]
[Tenors:]
You oughta been there,
when He saved my soul.
You oughta been there,
when He made me whole.
[Altos:]
You oughta been there,
You don't know like I know.
You oughta been there?,??
what He's, what He's, what He's done for me.
[Sopranos:]
You oughta been there,
You can't tell it, let me tell it.
You oughta been there,
what He's done for me.
[Vamp 1]
[Vamp 3:]
You oughta been,
You oughta been,
You oughta been,
you oughta, you outgha been there.
[Vamp 4:]
You oughta been,
You oughta been,
You oughta been,
You oughta been,
You oughta been.
You oughta been,
You oughta been,
You oughta been,
You oughta been,
You oughta been there.
[Vamp 1]
[Vamp 2]
[Ending:]
I can't forget the day, He washed my sins away,
[repeat as deisred]
I can't forget.
[repeat as desired]
I can't forget, I can't forget.
[repeat as desired]
I can't forget the day, He washed my sins away,
I can't forget what He's done for me.