Sirach 47:8-10

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁸ In all that he did he gave thanks
    to the Holy One, the Most High, proclaiming his 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.^[a]
10 He gave beauty to the festivals,
    and arranged their times throughout the year,^[b]
while they praised God’s^[c] holy name,
    and the sanctuary resounded from early morning.