Christ Is the World's Light - Fred Pratt Green & K. Lee Scott

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 18 March 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. CHRIST OFFER WORLD LIGHT.
CHRIST OUR ONLY LIGHT.
HE-lf BORN HERE DARK WORLD.
HE BECOME OUR BROTHER.
IF WE SEE HIM-lf,
WE SEE HEAVENLY-FATHER TOO.
GLORY OFFER-UP GOD ADVANCED.

2. CHRIST OFFER WORLD PEACE.
CHRIST OUR ONLY PEACE.
IF (2h)YOU SERVE HIM-lf,
(2h)YOU WILL LOVE (2h)#ALL.
HE-lf MAKE US UNITED
UNITED THROUGH HEAVENLY-FATHER.
GLORY OFFER-UP GOD ADVANCED.

3. CHRIST OFFER WORLD LIFE.
CHRIST OUR ONLY LIFE.
J-U-D-A-S SELL HIM-lf EXCHANGE SILVER.
ROME KILL HIM-lf, OUR BROTHER.
HE-lf PAY-OFF OUR SIN DEBT.
NOW REIGN WITH GOD HEAVENLY-FATHER.
GLORY OFFER-UP GOD ADVANCED.

4. GLORY OFFER-UP-TO GOD.
ONLY GOD HAVE GLORY.
GLORY OFFER-UP-TO GOD.
SPIRIT, SON, AND HEAVENLY-FATHER.
GLORY OFFER-UP-TO GOD.
GOD WITH US, OUR BROTHER.
GLORY OFFER-UP GOD ADVANCED.


Notes: LIGHT - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, open to (2h)[5], while separating. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Light - 1.

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.

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.

(2h)YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

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

SILVER - [1] touches earlobe and descends in a wavy pattern similar to GOLD. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Silver.

ROME - [R] touches bridge of nose and then tip of nose.

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

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.

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

REIGN - CONTROL

Lyrics:

1. Christ is the world's light,
Christ and none other;
born in our darkness,
He became our brother-
if we have seen Him,
we have seen the Father:
Glory to God on high!

2. Christ is the world's peace,
Christ and none other;
no one can serve Him,
and despise another.
Who else unites us,
one in God the Father?
Glory to God on high!

3. Christ is the world's life,
Christ and none other;
sold once for silver,
murdered here, our brother-
He, who redeems us,
reigns with God the Father:
Glory to God on high!

4. Give God the glory,
God and none other;
give God the glory,
Spirit, Son and Father;
give God the glory,
God-with-us our brother:
Glory to God on high!

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Bombay Tunes New Zealand Hymns and click on "Christ is the world's light."

Home