Before the marvel of this night - Carl Schalk & Jaroslav J. Vajda

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 23 December 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

TONIGHT (2h)#ALL ANGEL ME SUMMON
YOUR WING FOLD-WINGS, GO-AHEAD WORSHIP.
SKY BECOME BRIGHT, ANGEL ASSEMBLE-TO-ctr,hi
ANNOUNCE WORLD HAPPY INFORM"all".
CHRIST FINISH BORN, PEACE SUCCESS CAN.
FEAR, DEATH, SORROW HE-lf CONQUER WILL.
SING PEACE, SING PEACE, SING GOD GIFT-TO-us PEACE.

WORLD WAKE-UP. SLEEP NO MORE.
(2h)THIS DAY GOD MAKE FOR (2h)YOU.
ANGEL ASSEMBLE-TO-rt,hi HEAVEN FAR-AWAY.
DRESS-UP GOLDEN ROBE FOR OUR KING.
LET US WITNESS HEAVEN THRILL.
GO-AHEAD TEASE-us US WHAT WE MISS.
SING THRILL, SING THRILL, SING GOD GIFT-TO-us THRILL.

GOD LOVE US ALL-ALONG.
HE OUR HAPPINESS AND LIGHT ETERNAL.
WORLD LOOK-UP-TO-heaven SEE LOVE.
NIGHT BECOME BRIGHT, MEAN DEATH DISSOLVE.
ANGEL SONG EXPLAIN HIS LOVE.
SHOW-us US HOW? LONG-LIST.
SING LOVE, SING LOVE, SING GOD GIFT-TO-us LOVE.


Notes: (2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, move away while opening to (2h)[L].

FOLD-WINGS - Fold [B] arms on chest.

GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

ASSEMBLE-TO-ctr,hi - (2h)[S], POs away, FOs up, move > center and high while opening to (2h)[5wg].

(2h)THIS - (2h)[1^], POs down, FOs away, hands descend.

FAR-AWAY - [1], twists while moving away with tongue shuttling from side to side. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Far.

ROBE - (2h)[A dot] trace the lapels of the robe and continue moving until they become (2h)[5], and hands move back as if to show the cape portion.

WITNESS - [1] touches under eye while head moves down.

ALL-ALONG*'lalala' - (2h)[1], POs down, FOs away, fingers run up the chest on DS until POs are > signer, and FOs are up. Also the tongue - shuttled from side to side.

LONG-LIST - (2h)[O^], POs > signer, NDH - above and touches DH; both hands open to (2h)[5] while DH descends.

Lyrics:

Before the marvel of this night
Adoring, fold your wings and bow,
Then tear the sky apart with light
And with your news the world endow.
Proclaim the birth of Christ and peace,
That fear and death and sorrow cease:
Sing peace, sing peace, sing gift of peace!

Awake the sleeping world with song,
This is the day our God has made.
Assemble here, celestial throng,
In royal splendor come arrayed.
Give earth a glimpse of heav'nly bliss,
A teasing taste of what they miss:
Sing bliss, sing bliss, sing endless bliss!

The love that we have always known,
Our constant joy and endless light,
Now to the loveless world be shown,
Now break upon it deathly night.
Into one song compress the love
that rules our universe above:
Sing love, sing love, sing God is love!

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