Restored iphone and lost certain music

I had a problem with my iphone and had to restore it and I'm now trying to figure out how to get the songs I purchased from iTunes so that I can listen to them again on the phone.  I can see them but when I'm playing music and I have it on shuffle it skips right by them. I also don't see them in my library in iTunes yet if I go to the store I can see that I have already purchased these particular songs.
I'm hoping this is an easy fix and I can listen to my purchased music again.
Thanks

Sorry, but officially Apple does not allow redownloads of purchased items. It's your responsibility to make backup copies in case something goes wrong with your system, as unfortunately it apparently did in your case, and you lose all the information on your hard drive. The official statement of their policy can be found here, among other places. If your hard drive was erased and you don't have a backup of your purchased items, and don't have them on an iPod, you're probably out of luck and will need to repurchase your tracks.
If you have your tracks on an iPod or have them backed up, post back and someone here can help you get them restored. Otherwise you can try contacting iTunes Store Customer Service and explaining what happened. Reportedly in some cases Apple has allowed redownloading on a one-time basis. But don't count on it.

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