Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the holy anthem rise - Edward Caswall & St. Basil's hymnal, 1889

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 25 April 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. ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! GO-AHEAD SING HOLY RISE-UP.
ANGEL SCADS-OF LIVE TEMPLE IN SKY SHOULD JOIN-us US.
MOUNTAIN SO HAPPY mountain-SHAKE. SOUND, VALLEY REFLECT.
HOSANNA-IN-THE-HIGHEST. OUR SAVIOR AND OUR KING.

2. ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! IDEA~LIKE SUNRISE APPEAR OCEAN,
HE-lf,hi RESURRECT FINISH CONQUER GRAVE DARK.
(2h)#ALL COUNTRY AWED HIS-lf,hi BRIGHT SHINY.
HIMSELF-lf,hi LORD HAVE GLORY. TODAY RESURRECT.

3. ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! BLESS JESUS, HELP-us US RESURRECT.
LIFE HERE EARTH FILTHY. PREFER ENTER HEAVEN LIVE FOREVER THERE-rt,hi.
PLEASE SHARE YOUR-lf,hi GLORY WITH US, WHEN EARTH TIME END.
TRUMPET SOUND MIGHTY alt.REMIND DEAD GET-UP.


Notes: ALLELUIA! - CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting.

GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

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

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

ANGEL - (2h)[B^] touch FTs to shoulders, then arms extended and bent move slightly as if flying gently.

SCADS-OF - (2h)[5:], POs down, FOs away, move forward to show many beings.

SKY - using the FT of the upturned palm, point > sky and sweep the hand > DS. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - sky.

mountain-SHAKE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, shake hands left to right antisymmetrically.

SOUND - Touch ear with index finger then (2h)[S], PO down, FO away, move antisymmetrically from side to side while mouthing "pow". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - thunder.

REFLECT - [O^], PO away, FOs up, is brought to [B], PO away, FO up, and reflects off it while opening to [5].

HOSANNA-IN-THE-HIGHEST - (2h)[O^], POs ><, down almost to the knees and make them circle up repeatedly in a plane normal (perpendicular) to the chest until they rise up to the level of the head + ADVANCED, that is (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. If you are interested in the word, itself, read on. From the Hebrew "Hoshia na (Save us, please)", but because of the scene of the Triumphal Entry (of Jesus into Jerusalem before the Crucifixion) where the crowd calls this out to him, this has been traditionally used as an exclamation of joy.

SAVIOR - SAVE AGENT.

IDEA~LIKE - a blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.

HE-lf,hi - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored. RESURRECT/ION - [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.

CONQUER - (2h)[S], DPO > NDS, NDPO down, FOs away, are held with DH on top of NDH and DH strikes NDH at wrist while index and middle fingers shoot out suddenly.

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

SHINY - (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, twist rapidly at wrists while rising. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Shine.

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.

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.

FILTHY - [S], PO down, FO > NDS, is held against chin and explodes open while maintaining contact with an appropriately negative facial expression.

TRUMPET - Hold an ancient valveless trumpet with (2h)[S] and blow through lips as if playing.

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

alt.REMIND - (2h)[B^], POs away, alt. poke in the air.

GET-UP - Same as RESURRECT.

Lyrics:

1. Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the holy anthem rise,
And the choirs of heaven chant it in the temple of the skies;
Let the mountains skip with gladness, and the joyful valleys ring
With hosannas in the highest to our Savior and our King!

2. Alleluia! Alleluia! Like the sun from out the wave,
He has risen up in triumph from the darkness of the grave.
He's the splendor of the nations. He's the lamp of endless day;
He's the very Lord of glory who is risen up today!

3. Alleluia! Alleluia! Blessed Jesus, make us rise
From the life of this corruption to the life that never dies.
May your glory be our portion, when the days of time are past,
And the dead shall be awakened by the trumpet's mighty blast!

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to THC: Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the holy anthem rise and click on "MIDI CvH*."

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