God we praise you - Te Deum laudamus,
Christopher Idle (trans.), & John Wyeth

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 5 September 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. GOD, WE PRAISE YOU-rt. GOD WE THANK YOU-rt.
GOD WE CALL YOU-rt LORD CONTROL SHOULD.
KING MIGHTY, ANGEL WORSHIP.
HEAVENLY-FATHER, CHURCH ADORE YOU-rt.
HEAVEN, EARTH SHOW"all" YOUR-rt GLORY.
(2h)#ALL LIVING ASSEMBLE YOUR-rt THRONE.
SING, HOLY(3x, each time higher)
LORD CONTROL ANGEL ARMY ALONE.

2. WHO SING YOUR-rt PRAISE INCREASING?
TRUE APOSTLE, PROPHET TRUST,
SAINTS HELP YOUR-rt GOSPEL SPREAD.
MARTYR, USED-TO-BE IGNORE, FAMOUS NOT.
YOUR-rt CHURCH ANNOUNCE FAITH HERE EARTH.
HEAVENLY-FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST,
TRINITY SPLENDOR.
GOD WE LOOK-FORWARD FOREVER.

3. JESUS CHRIST, KING HAVE GLORY.
GOD HIS-rt SON ETERNAL.
YOUR-lf MOTHER VIRGIN HUMBLE.
WAY YOU-lf WALK LONELY, HARD.
YOUR-lf CROSS CONQUER SIN.
HELL CONFRONT FACE-TO-FACE.
HEAVEN OPEN, ACCEPT BELIEVER.
HIS-lf GRACE PARDON SIN.

4. CHRIST SIT-RIGHTHAND HEAVENLY-FATHER SIT-LEFT-HAND.
YOU-lf JUDGE WORLD YOURSELF-lf MAKE WILL.
LORD HAVE-MERCY HELP YOUR-lf SERVANT.
YOU-lf PAY-OFF THEIR-ctr SIN DEBT FINISH.
RAISE-UP US LEAVE DUST, GET GLORY.
PROTECT US DON'T-WANT SIN TODAY.
KING SIT-THRONE BEYOND (2h)#ALL PRAISE.
SAVE YOUR-lf PEOPLE, GOD, WE PRAY.


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

MIGHTY - (2h)[S], POs > back of signer, FOs up, are held at NDS and fists descend, then repeat at DS.

WORSHIP / 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.

HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH is held against forehead, NDH close to but lower, both hands open to (2h)[5] while moving upwards. HEAVEN may be added to this. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Heavenly Father - 1.

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.

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

ASSEMBLE - (2h)[S], POs down, FOs ><, move > each other while opening to (2h)[5wg].

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

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

APOSTLE - A-FOLLOW AGENT.

PROPHET - PREDICT AGENT.

SAINTS - S-NICE.

GOSPEL - G-NEW.

MARTYR - [M] drawn across the throat as if it is being slit. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Martyr.

FAITH - F-TRUST.

TRINITY - NDH [B^], PO > singer, FO > DS, is held in front of and below [3], PO > signer, FO up, and DH is brought down, under NDH, and then up in front of it while changing to [1]. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Trinity.

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.

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.

VIRGIN - V-GIRL.

CROSS - [C], PO away, FO up, traces cross by moving down, then across.

SIN - (2h)[X] touch their respective sides of the mouth, descend to neutral space and circle antisymmetrically parallel to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Sin.

FACE-TO-FACE - NDH circles face, then DH circles face.

PARDON - Sign EXCUSE, switch dominance and sign EXCUSE again.

SIT-RIGHTHAND - Left hand [V:], PO > signer, FO up, is put in place.

HAVE-MERCY - (2h)[open 8], POs > people who are receiving mercy, hands move in vertical circles normal (perpendicular) to the chest.

PAY-OFF - [open 8] runs middle finger up palm (> wrist), changes to a [B], PO down, and then moves back across palm.

DEBT - [1^] taps FT against palm of [B], PO up, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Debt.

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

DUST - [C], PO away, FO up, moves from NDS to DS along dorsal (back hand) side of [B], PO down, FO > DS.

BEYOND - (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.

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

Lyrics:

1. God we praise you. God, we bless you.
God, we name you sovereign Lord.
Mighty King whom angels worship,
Father, by your church adored:
all creation shows your glory,
heaven and earth draw near your throne
singing 'Holy, holy, holy,
Lord of hosts and God alone!

2. 'True apostles, faithful prophets,
saints who set their world ablaze,
martyrs, once unknown, unheeded,
join one growing song of praise,
while your Church on earth confesses
one majestic Trinity:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
God, our hope eternally.

3. Jesus Christ, the King of glory,
everlasting Son of God,
humble was your virgin mother,
hard the lonely path you trod:
by your cross is sin defeated,
hell confronted face to face,
heaven opened to believers,
sinners justified by grace.

4. Christ, at God's right hand victorious,
you will judge the world you made;
Lord, in mercy help your servants
for whose freedom you have paid:
raise us up from dust to glory,
guard us from all sin today;
King enthroned above all praises,
save your people, God, we pray.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Lutheran Music.

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