To Jesus Christ, our sovereign King - Martin B. Hellriegel & Irene C. Mueller

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 21 November 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. WE ACCEPT JESUS OUR KING.
HE-lf SAVIOR FOR OUR WORLD.
WE ASSEMBLE WORSHIP, PRAISE
THANKS, (2h)ILY, WE OFFER.

Refrain: CHRIST JESUS CONQUER.
CHRIST JESUS RULE.
HE-lf PAY-OFF OUR SIN DEBT.

2. WE LOOK-FORWARD KING KIND
FUTURE YOU-lf RULE (2h)#ALL.
ONLY IN YOUR-lf KINGDOM, LORD,
CAN WE FIND SALVATION.

3. WE PROMISE OUR HEART BOW-DOWN
TO YOU-lf, TO YOUR-lf CHURCH, GREAT KING.
UNTIL WE PAH APPROACH YOUR-lf THRONE
AND SING HAPPY WITHOUT END.


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

SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.

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

WORSHIP - 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.

(2h)ILY - Wave both "I love you" hands.

CONQUER - (2h)[S], DPO > NDS, NDPO down, FOs away, are held with DH on top of NDH and DH strikes NDH wrist on dorsal side (from above) and nods while staying at wrist.

RULE - CONTROL.

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.

KIND - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, NDH is held close to heart and DH circles around it.

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

KINGDOM - KING + [5], PO down, FO away, circles horizontally. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Kingdom.

SALVATION - S-FREE.

BOW-DOWN - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, are held like the final position of GIVE-UP, then bend these arms twice while bowing at waist once.

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.

APPROACH - (2h)[B], FOs up, DH PO away, ND is held in front of NDH and palm faces it, then both hands approach one another slightly.

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

Lyrics:

1. To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King,
Who is the world's salvation,
All Praise and homage do we bring,
and thanks and adoration.

Refrain: Christ Jesus Victor,
Christ Jesus Ruler,
Christ Jesus Lord and Redeemer.

2. Thy reign extend, O King benign,
To ev'ry landand nation;
For in Thy Kingdom, Lord divine,
Alone we find salvation.

3. To thee and to Thy Church, great King,
We pledge our heart's oblation;
Until before Thy throne
we sing in endless jubilation.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King and click on "Download a MIDI of this song."

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