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.
The Big Surprise
I am back. This time, I'm the big surprise,
And I'm hiding behind your sofa.
I'm the culture shock. Temporary block.
And I'll love you for the next five minutes.
I'm your magazine, 'cos you read me clean
Without taking any time for pictures.
I'm your hand grenade and your lemonade,
'Cos I'll blow up and leave you soured.
Find somebody with a working' car and drive them crazy, too.
The big surprise is me!
I worked extra hard to pick your birthday card,
You just threw it out and kept my money.
I got up at six to make your favorite dish,
So I sank when you said you weren't hungry.
Filed your tax return, let some candles burn,
Played Mozart to make your plants grow.
Then I clipped the trees, got down on my knees,
Not to work, just to pray you'd see me.
Find somebody who will paint your house, and gloss them over, too.