Blessed by your sacrifice - Owen Alstott & Jeanne Frolick

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 27 May 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. YOUR-lf SACRIFICE BLESS US. YOUR-lf LOVE STRONG, CHRIST.
OUR THANKS WE RAISE-UP TO YOU-lf OUR LORD.
TRUE-BIZ ADORE++ FROM WORLD YOU-lf CREATE
SPREAD WITH JOYFUL SONG PRAISE YOU-lf.

2. SPLENDOR, GLORY YOURS, SEND US LIGHT FROM YOUR-lf LIGHT.
YOU-lf IDEA~LIKE SUN SHINE-DOWN WARM US.
ANGEL (2h)#ALL SING TOGETHER, (role play) HOLY, HOLY, HOLY LORD!
SING TO YOU-lf KING ETERNAL.

3. COME-ON RAISE-UP SONG HIGH. CAUSE PRAISE FILL-UP SKY.
SING SOMETHING NEW* TO THE-lf LORD.
EVERYONE WITH HEART AND SOUL CELEBRATE APPROACH THRONE.
NOW ALL HEAVEN AND EARTH ADORE.


Notes: BLESS - (2h)[O^], POs ><, held at mouth. Hands are brought downwards while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Bless.

RAISE-UP - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs away, lower slightly, supinate, and rise up.

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

TRUE-BIZ - TRUE + (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, DH brushes from side to side across NDH wrist.

ADORE - NDH is clasped over DH [S] and hands circle perpendicular to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Worship.

CREATE - C-MAKE.

JOYFUL - alt.HAPPY.

SPLENDOR - Starts like the sign NAME, the NDH is left in place while the DH touches it with the [open 8] (as in the sign FEEL), then moves upwards while twisting the wrist.

GLORY - (2h)[5], POs><, FOs away from signer, DH which is on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.s

LIGHT - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, open to (2h)[5], while separating. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Light - 1.

IDEA~LIKE - A blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.s

SUN - [C], PO > NDS, FO up, place hand so that the circle of the fingers surrounds the eye.

SHINE-DOWN - [O^] is held high PO > signer; hand opens to [5^] while moving > signer.

ANGEL - (2h)[B^] touch FTs to shoulders, then arms extended and bent move slightly as if flying gently.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].

HOLY - H-CLEAN. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Holy - 1.

ETERNAL - ALWAYS + DH produces STILL in the usual way, and the NDH produces STILL so that it moves back over the shoulder. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Eternal.

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

RAISE-UP - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs away, lower slightly, supinate, and rise up.

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

FILL-UP - DH [B], PO down, rises until it slaps bottom of NDH, PO down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - maximum.

SKY - using the FT of the upturned palm, point > sky and sweep the hand > DS. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - sky.

APPROACH - (2h)[B], FOs up, DH PO away, ND is held in front of NDH and palm faces it, then both hands approach one another slightly.

THRONE - SIT + (2h)[B:], POs down, FOs away, behave as if they were on the arms of a throne.

Lyrics:

1. Blessed by your sacrifice, strong in your love, O Christ,
Our grateful voices to you we raise. True adoration
Throughout creation rings out in joyful songs of praise.

2. O Splendor, Glory bright, brought forth as Light from Light!
O Day, all days enlightening! Angels wiTh one accord
Cry, "Holy, Holy Lord!" to you, our everlasting King.

3. Come, raise the anthem high! Let praises fill the sky!
Sing out a new song unto the Lord! Let all, with heart and voice,
Before the throne rejoice of him who heaven and earth adore.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to Fairest Lord Jesus which has the same melody.

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