Sirach 47:8-10

Revised Standard Version

⁸ In 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.
⁹ He placed singers before the altar,
    to make sweet melody with their voices.
¹⁰ He gave beauty to the feasts,
    and arranged their times throughout the year,^[a]
while they praised God’s^[b] holy name,
    and the sanctuary resounded from early morning.