Blessed Be Your Name in the land that is plentiful - Beth Redman & Matt Redman

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 25 November 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. ME PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME. WHY? MY LAND PLENTY.
ME HAVE SO-MUCH, GOOD OVERFLOW. ME PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.
HAPPEN ME LIVE DESERT, STILL PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.
IF ME WALK IN AREA WILDERNESS, ME PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.

Pre-chorus: EACH TIME YOU-ctr BLESS ME, ME PRAISE #BACK-TO-ctr YOU.
HAPPEN WORLD DARK"step by step", STILL ME SAY:

Refrain: ME PRAISE NAME THE-ctr LORD. ME PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.
ME PRAISE NAME THE-ctr LORD. YOUR-ctr GLORY CLEAR.

2. HAPPEN SUNSHINE WARM, ME PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.
HAPPEN WORLD SEEM PERFECT, ME PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.
ALSO HAPPEN ME SUFFER, STILL PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.
SOMETIMES FEEL PAIN, STILL PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.

Pre-chorus:

Refrain (x2)

Bridge: ||: (<) SOMETIMES YOU-ctr GIFT-TO-me, SOMETIMES YOU-ctr TAKE-AWAY. :||
MY HEART STUBBORN SAY, ME PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.

Refrain (x2)


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

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.

DESERT - DRY THEREABOUTS. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Desert.

WILDERNESS - COUNTRY SETTLE, NOT-YET. Where the second sign is (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, descend with several stops along the way.

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.

#BACK-TO-ctr - (2h)[B], POs > rt, FOs up; the hands transition to a C and then a K while rushing towards

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.

The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

GIFT-TO-me - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands flip FOs > signer.

Lyrics:

1. Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful.
Where Your streams of abundance flow, blessed be Your name.
And blessed Be Your name when I'm found in the desert place.
Though I walk through the wilderness, blessed Be Your name.

Pre-chorus: Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise.
When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say.

Refrain: Blessed be the name of the Lord. Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord. Blessed be Your glorious name

2. Blessed be Your name, when the sun's shining down on me.
When the world's 'all as it should be, blessed be Your name.
And blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering.
Though there's pain in the offering, blessed be Your name.

3. Every blessing You pour out, I'll turn back to praise.
When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say:

Refrain (x2)

Bridge: ||: You give and take away. :||
My heart will choose to say, "Lord, blessed be Your name."

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo see a video fo this song, go to Blessed Be Your Name.

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