Based on part of an apocryphal addition to the book of Daniel in the Bible, this song of thanksgiving and praise is offered by Ananias, Azarias, and Misael also known by their Babylonian names: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, as they emerge unscathed from the fiery furnace where they had been tossed by their earthly master, King Nebuchadnezzar, for refusing to worship his idol. Not only are the three young Jewish men thankful they want everyone and everything in the heavens above and the earth below to join them in their praise. And they start calling out everything and everybody and go on and on for twenty stanzas until they’ve cataloged all of God’s creation.

It's long but beautiful, and beautifully illustrated by Baynes whose colorful illuminations are reminiscent of the work done by medieval monks. ( )