The Bible alludes to several songs without including any lyrics
1. Solomon wrote 1,005 songs (1 Kings 4:32). The Bible doesn’t record them all, but we have a good idea which one Solomon thought was best, the Song of all Songs (Sol 1:1).
2. When king Hezekiah repaired the temple, the trumpeters kicked off a song to the Lord (2 Chron 29:27)
3. Jeremiah writes a dirge for the fallen king Josiah, but this may be one of the chapters in Lamentations (2 Chron 35:25)
4. Some of the Levites who returned from exile in Babylon are specifically responsible for songs of thanksgiving (Ne 12:8)
5. Jesus and the apostles sing a hymn in the upper room after Christ’s last supper (Matt 26:30). This is probably the Great Hallel from the latter part of the Psalms
6. Paul and Silas sing when they are in prison - before God gets them out (Acts 16:25)
7. The 144,000 redeemed witnesses in John’s revelation sing a song before the throne of God, the living creatures, and the elders - a song only the 144,000 know (Revelation 14:3).
