Chantez à Dieu - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 8 May 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

SING TO GOD, SOMETHING NEW* RAISE-UP.
COME-ON (2h)#ALL WORLD. PRAISE HIS GLORY.
COME-ON SING. BLESS HIS HOLY NAME.
YES, EVERYDAY ANNOUNCE HIS NAME SHINY.
WITNESS HIS SALVATION WONDERFUL.


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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

SALVATION - S-FREE.

Lyrics:

Sing unto God new songs upraising,
Sing thou, O world, His glory praising,
Sing thou and bless His holy name.
Yea from day to day tell His fame,
Upon His great salvation gazing.

Chantez à Dieu chanson nouvelle,
Chantez, ô terre universelle,
Chantez, et son Nom bénissez.
Et de jour en jour annoncez
Sa délivrance solennelle.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to ROGOMUSIC Sweelinck - Psalm 96 - Chantez a Dieu and click on "Listen to MIDI."

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