Angels, assist to sing. [Ps. cxlviii.] This version of Ps. 148 appeared in the Christian Guardian, 1808, with the signature "Theophilus." From thence it passed into a few collections, including the Leeds Hymn Book, 1853, in 4 stanzas; Hatfield's American Church Hymn Book, 1872, in 2 stanzas (i., ii.) and others; but its use is limited. [William T. Brooke]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)