To hear the music (without words), go to Hymns, gospel songs & spirituals: G and click on "Gabriel's message 2". This produces a purer sound than "Gabriel's message".
EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
ANGEL HIS-ctr NAME G-A-B-R-I-E-L, FROM HEAVEN DESCEND-FROM-heaven.
HIS-ctr BODY WHITE, IDEA~LIKE SNOW.
HIS-ctr EYES IDEA~LIKE FIRE FIRE-from eyes.
[role play Gabriel on left] (2h)alt.GREET-lf MARY, BEAUTIFUL WOMAN (2h)YOU-lf.
GOD PREFER YOU-lf MORE-THAN ANY WOMAN.
EVERY GENERATION HONOR, PRAISE YOU-lf.
WHY? YOUR-lf SON HE GOD WITH US, LIKE PROPHET SAY.
KNOW-THAT GOD BLESS YOU-lf. alt.GLORY.
HAPPEN MARY HUMBLE [role play Mary on right] GESTURE'bow head and fold
hands'. WHATEVER GOD WANT,ME ACCEPT WILL.
MY SOUL PRAISE-heaven ANNOUNCE HIS NAME ADVANCED.
[role play Gabriel] GOD PREFER YOU-lf MORE-THAN ANY WOMAN. [break role] GLORY, GLORY.
MARY, HER-lf SON JESUS. MESSIAH CONNECT-TO GOD.
BORN WHERE? "B" CITY, VERY-FIRST CHRISTMAS MORNING.
EVERY CHRISTIAN PERSON HOMOGENEOUS SAY, [Role play to left]
GOD PREFER YOU-lf MORE-THAN ANY WOMAN. [break role] GLORY, GLORY.
Notes: DESCEND-FROM-heaven - [1], PO > NDS, FO up, moves down to shoulder height from level above head wiht curvy path.
IDEA~LIKE - A blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.
FIRE-from eyes - (2h)[S], POs away, FOs up, are held on eyes, move forward while opening to a [5] with wg, then close to an [S] and return to eyes.
MORE-THAN - (2h)[B^], touch FTs, then DH moves up in an arc towards the signer and away. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - more than.
KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.
ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Exalted.
HOMOGENOUS - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle horizontally. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - standard.
Lyrics:
The angel Gabriel from Heaven came,
His wings as drifted snow, His eyes as flame;
'All hail,' said he, 'Thou lowly maiden Mary,'
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!
'For known a blessed Mother thou shalt be,
All generations laud and honour thee,
Thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold,'
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head,
'To me be as it pleaseth God,' she said,
'My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name.'
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!
Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born
In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn,
And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!
To hear the music (without words), go to Hymns, gospel songs & spirituals: G and click on "Gabriel's message 2". This produces a purer sound than "Gabriel's message".
