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.
I lift up my eyes to the hills
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord
Who made heaven and earth
He will not let your foot be moved
He who keeps you will not slumber
Behold, he who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep
I lift up my eyes to the hills
From where does my help come?
The Lord is your keeper
The Lord is your shade on your right hand
The Sun shall not strike you by day
Nor the Moon by night
The Lord will keep you from all evil
He will keep your life
I lift up my eyes to the hills
From where does my help come?
I lift up my eyes to the hills
From where does my help come?
From where does my help come?
From where does my help come?
The Lord will keep
Your going out and your coming in
From this time forth and forevermore
Forevermore
I lift up my eyes to the hills
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord
Who made heaven and earth