EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
Refrain: ||: (3x) COME, LORD JESUS, COME. :||
1. MORNING STAR, SHINY BRIGHT. COME, LORD.
GUIDE US THROUGH DARK NIGHT. COME, LORD JESUS, COME.
2. WISDOM FROM HEAVEN COME, LORD.
SPIRIT HEAVEN LOVE. COME, LORD JESUS, COME.
3. KING-DAVID FATHER ROOTS FOR FLOWER. COME, LORD.
SOON WILL BLOSSOM WITH US HERE. COME, LORD JESUS, COME.
4. BRIGHT* SUN, BRIGHT* DAWN. COME, LORD.
PEACE ARRIVE, NOW JUSTICE WIN. COME, LORD JESUS, COME.
5. E-M-M-A-N-U-E-L, GOD WITH US. COME, LORD.
SAVE #ALL-OF-US, BE-WITH US. COME, LORD JESUS, COME.
Notes: The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.
SHINY - (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, twist rapidly at wrists while rising. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Shine.
BRIGHT - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, open to (2h)[5], while separating. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Light - 1.
KING-DAVID - D-KING.
ROOTS - NDH graps wrist of DH [S], which moves opens to a [5:]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - root.
BLOSSOM - (2h)[A] are held together but the hands are twisted like the beginning of CHANGE. Hands twist back while opening to (2h)[5:] with the hands still held together.
Lyrics:
Refrain: ||: (3x) Come, Lord Jesus, come. :||
1. Morning Star, shining bright. Come, O Lord.
Guiding us through the night. Come Lord Jesus, come.
2. Wisdom come from above. Come, O Lord.
Spirit of heaven's love. Come Lord Jesus, come.
3. Flower of Jesse's stem. Come, O Lord.
Come to bloom in our midst. Come Lord Jesus, come.
4. Radiant Sun, Radiant Dawn. Come, O Lord.
Peace has come, justice won. Come Lord Jesus, come.
5. Emmanuel, God with us. Come, O Lord.
Save us all, be with us. Come Lord Jesus, come.