Gather the people - Dan Schutte

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 21 September 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Refrain: RECRUIT PEOPLE! ENTER OUR FEAST.
WE INVITE EVERYONE, IMPORTANT AND LOWLY.
NOW BANQUET READY, WE REALLY-WANT SHARE.
JOIN HEAVEN FEAST, GOD HIMSELF-rt PREPARE.

1. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, RELATIVES THROUGH CHRIST.
GOD HIS-rt PRECIOUS FAMILY.
WE SHARE CHRIST HIS-lf BODY, THE-lf LORD.
HERE WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

2. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, WE TELL-STORY GREAT.
WONDERFUL STORY ABOUT GRACE.
WE LOOK-BACK, REMEMBER CHRIST, THE-lf LORD.
MEAN WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

3. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, GOD alt.GIFT-TO"each" SO-MUCH.
PLENTY FOR (2h)#ALL HUNGRY, THRISTY.
WE DRINK CHRIST BLOOD, HIMSELF-lf LORD.
MEAN WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

4. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, GOD HIS-rt MERCY OVERFLOW
TO OUR HEART OBESESSED SHAME.
WE KNOW CHRIST COMPASSIONATE, HIMSELF-lf LORD.
COME-ON BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

5. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, NEW HOPE BORN.
FAITH BURN INSIDE OUR HEART.
WE FIND COURAGE IN CHRIST, THE-lf LORD.
UNTIL WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

6. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, GOD SENDS-OUT HEALING
FOR EVERYONE HURT AND EXHAUSTED.
WE SUFFER we-SAME-AS-lf CHRIST, THE-lf LORD.
WHILE WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

7. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, GOD HIS-rt PEACE
CONTROL HEART OBSESSED FEAR.
OUR FREEDOM THROUGH CHRIST, THE-lf LORD.
WHILE WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

8. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, OUR HEART CELEBRATE
ABOUT LOVE STRONGER COMPARE DEATH.
OUR GLORY RESURRECT WITH CHRIST, THE-lf LORD.
PAH WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

9. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, GOD HIS-rt JUSTICE
ENCOURAGE US WORK STRIVE-FOR PEACE.
WE BREATHE-IN SPIRIT FROM CHRIST, THE-lf LORD,
UNTIL WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.

10. TABLE, WE SIT-IN-CIRCLE, GOD HIS-rt HUMBLE CHILDREN
WE PUT-ON SPLENDOR AND GRACE.
WE SHARE BANQUET WITH CHRIST, THE-lf LORD.
HERE WE BECOME LIKE OUR FOOD.


Notes: RECRUIT - (2h)[1], POs up, FOs away, fingers crook multiple times while moving from NDS to DS, as if gesturing for people to "come here". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - recruit.

FEAST - (2h)alt.EAT. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Feast.

LOWLY - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move downwards arcing towards the signer. This is the opposite of the sign ADVANCED. For an animated gif of ADVANCED, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Exalted.

REALLY-WANT - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

SIT-IN-CIRCLE - (2h)[V:], POs > signer, FOs up, move > respective sides to form a semi-circle.

PRECIOUS - (2h)[5:], hold FTs by the sides of the chin and move down while maintaining contact and closing to (2h)[S].

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

GRACE - [O^] or [S], held high and PO > Heaven, supinates and opens to [5] while being brought towards head. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Grace.

alt.GIFT-TO"each" - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs > the recipents, hands move together from NDS to DS.

SO-MUCH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, separate while "so much" is mouthed.

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

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

OVERFLOW - [5], PO down, FO away, covers top of [S], PO > DS, FO away, and FT wiggle as the hand moves away, like a cup overflowing. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - overflow.

COMPASSIONATE - HEART + (2h)[5^] descend slightly twice while closing to (2h)[O^] but hands close to heart.

HEALING - You could just sign RECOVER/GET-BETTER or add a wg of fingers while they close.

EXHAUSTED - TIRED + [V], PO up, FO > NDS, is drawn with effort across the palm of [B], PO up, FO away.

FEAR - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held far from body and move back to body in a wavy pattern.

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.

RESURRECT - [V], PO up, FO away, pronates and hops onto the palm of [B], PO up, FO away. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Resurrection.

PAH! - Like SUCCEED but "pah" is mouthed and has the meaning of "at long last". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - finally.

STRIVE-FOR - Hands are oriented like the sign GOAL but the DH moves in a vertical circle as if trying to get to the goal, but not yet successful.

BREATHE-IN - (2h)[5^], POs away, FOs up, are held in front of nose. Backs of hands move > nose while hands close.

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

Lyrics:

Refrain: Gather the people! Enter the feast!
All are invited, the greatest and least.
The banquet is ready, now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast that God has prepared.

1. Around this table we dine as kin,
beloved family of God.
We share the body of Christ, the Lord.
Here we become what we eat.

2. Around this table we tell great tales,
the wondrous stories of grace.
We hold the memory of Christ, the Lord.
So we become what we eat.

3. Around this table God's bounty falls
on all who hunger and thirst.
We drink the fullness of Christ, the Lord.
So we become what we eat.

4. Around this table God's mercy flows
to hearts imprisoned by shame.
We know compassion in Christ, the Lord.
Let us we become what we eat.

5. Around this table new hope is born,
the flame of faith in our hearts.
We find our courage in Christ, the Lord,
till we become what we eat.

6. Around this table God's healing flows
to all the wounded and worn.
We join the sufferings of Christ, the Lord,
as we become what we eat.

7. Around this table God's peace will reign
in hearts imprisoned by fear.
We live in freedom through Christ, the Lord,
as we become what we eat.

8. Around this table our hearts rejoice
in love that's stronger than death.
We'll rise in glory with Christ, the Lord.
Then we become what we eat.

9. Around this table God's justice reigns
in hearts that labor for peace.
We breathe the spirit of Christ, the Lord,
till we become what we eat.

10. Around this table God's lowly ones
are clothed in splendor and grace.
We share the banquet of Christ, the Lord.
Here we become what we eat.

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