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.
For You have set my feet this race to run,
And placed my prize before the setting sun
I want to say I will not turn back
O God of Israel whose love endures,
You exalt the humble heart and lift the poor.
I want to say I will not turn back
For my Lord He slumbers not, neither does He sleep
I have put my trust in Him, He will guard my feet.
And if You take me to the wilderness
And if the desert is my dwelling place
I want to say I will not turn back
Or if I stumble and my strength is low
Them my deliverer restores my soul
I want to say I will not turn back.