the great hymns in the Book of Isaiah,
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts (Isa. 6:3),
We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks (Isa. 26:1-21),
the second part of which begins,
With my soul have I desired thee in the night (Isa. 26:9-21);
Jonah’s Song,
I cried by reason of my affliction unto the Lord (Jonah 2:2-9);
the Song of Habbakuk,
O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid (Hab. 3:2-19)
The apocryphal addition to the Book of Daniel, known as the Song of the Three Holy Children, may be considered with Old Testament lyrics. Comprising sixty-seven verses, it was added to Daniel 3:23, but, strictly speaking, its date, author and original language are unknown. It is probable that it is of Hebrew authorship and belongs to the first century, B. C. Its use, however, is unquestioned.[6] The first part,