Sirach 47:8–10

⁸In all that he did he gave thanks

to the Holy One, the Most High, with ascriptions of glory;

he sang praise with all his heart,

and he loved his Maker.

⁹He placed singers before the altar,

to make sweet melody with their voices.

¹⁰He gave beauty to the feasts,

and arranged their times throughout the year,^u

while they praised God’s^v holy name,

and the sanctuary resounded from early morning.