Anthem - Tom Conry

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 8 June 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

Refrain: GOD CALL-ON US, GOD CHOOSE US, BECOME CHRIST FOR EACH-OTHER.
TOMORROW MAYBE ARRIVE HEAVEN, BUT RIGHT-NOW WE SERVE GOD MUST.
WE HIS-rt PROOF; WE HIS-rt MIRACLE. WE SOW OURSELVES LIKE S-E-E-D.
WE COLLECT SOUL, THEMSELVES-lf HUNGRY. SOME DOUBT, WHILE SOME BELIEVE.

1. WE WORTH GOD PARDON US HOW? WE NEED BELIEVE "WHAT"?
BELIEVE CHRIST SUFFER FOR US AND THIRD DAY HE-lf ARISE.
HIMSELF-lf JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE POOR. HE-lf FIGHT AGAINST OUR NIGHT.
HE-lf PROVIDE HOPE PEOPLE LOOK-FORWARD, HIMSELF-lf OUR LIGHT.

2. WE STAY UPRIGHT HOW? WORLD OFTEN TEMPT US.
IGNORE FALSE PROMISE PEOPLE OFFER. ONLY HE-lf SAVE US CAN.
HIMSELF-lf JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE POOR. HE-lf FIGHT AGAINST OUR NIGHT.
HE-lf PROVIDE HOPE PEOPLE LOOK-FORWARD, HIMSELF-lf OUR LIGHT.

3. DAY GOD JUDGE, HE-lf SUPPORT US.
HE-lf PROMISE SHOW TRUE SELF. WE LOOK-FORWARD THAT DAY ARRIVE.
HIMSELF-lf JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE POOR. HE-lf FIGHT AGAINST OUR NIGHT.
HE-lf PROVIDE HOPE PEOPLE LOOK-FORWARD, HIMSELF-lf OUR LIGHT.


Notes: CALL-ON - DH [B] taps NDH [B], PO down, FO away from signer, then moves > signer while closing to an [A], PO away from signer, FO up, and moving up. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - call.

RIGHT-NOW - NOW+.

MIRACLE - GREAT WORK. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Miracle.

SOW - [O^], PO down, FO away, moves away while closing to an [A] repeating in rows perpendicular to the chest.

PARDON - Sign EXCUSE, switch dominance and sign EXCUSE again.

ARISE - [V], PO up, FO away, pronates and hops onto the palm of [B], PO up, FO away. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Resurrection.

JUSTICE - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, tap FT while moving in a horizontal circle.

UPRIGHT - Elbow of [S], PO > NDS, FO up, is struck against the fingers of NDH [B] held like part of TABLE.

TEMPT - (2h)[A^] hold imaginary pitchfork and poke at the person being tempted. Don't confuse this with TEMPTED, which is FT of [X] taps elbow.

HE - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

Lyrics:

Refrain: We are called, we are chosen, We are Christ for one another,
we are promised to tomorrow, while we are for him today.
We are sign, we are wonder, We are sower, we are seed,
We are harvest, we are hunger. We are question, we are creed.

1. Then where can we stand justified? In what can we believe?
In no one else but Christ who suffered, nothing more than Christ who rose.
Who was justice for the poor, Who was rage against the night,
Who was hope for peaceful people, Who was light.

2. Then how are we to stand at all, this world of bended knee?
In nothing more than barren shadows, No one else but Christ could save us.
Who was justice for the poor, Who was rage against the night night,
Who was hope for peaceful people, Who was light.

3. Then shall we not stand empty at the altar of our dreams?
When Christ promised us ourselves, Who mark time aginst tomorrow,
Who are justice for the poor, Who are rage against the night,
Who are hope for peaceful people, Who are light.

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