EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
1. (2h)#ALL HONOR, ADORE TRINITY.
(2h)#ALL HONOR, FOREVER COOPERATE.
GOD, HEAVENLY-FATHER, GOD SON,
GOD HOLY SPIRIT HONOR-lf, HONOR-rt, HONOR-ctr.
2. OUR THANK++ WE SING, OFFER-UP
TO (2h)YOU (2h)THIS HOLY DAY.
(2h)YOU LOVE US R-I-C-H.
WE PRAISE (2h)YOU GIFT-TO-us US HEALTH.
3. THREE-OF-you, WE PRAISE FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER.
OUR ONLY GOD OUR HEART WORSHIP.
WE REALLY-WANT FEEL SAFE THROUGH (2h)YOU.
YOUR MERCY-ON-us SWEET, ALWAYS KIND.
4. (2h)YOU TRINITY, (2h)YOU UNIFIED.
GO-WITH US WHILE WE WORSHIP (2h)YOU.
ALLOW WORD++ WE SING BLEND-WITH
SONG ANGEL OFFER FAR-AWAY HEAVEN.
Notes: (2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].
ADORE - 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.
TRINITY - NDH [B^], PO > singer, FO > DS, is held in front of and below [3], PO > signer, FO up, and DH is brought down, under NDH, and then up in front of it while changing to [1]. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Trinity.
HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH - 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.
(2h)YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.
(2h)THIS - (2h)[1^], POs down, FOs away, hands descend slightly.
HOLY - H-CLEAN. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Holy - 1.
FROM-NOW-ON - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, DHFT touches knuckle side of NDHFT and moves away in a downward arc. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - from now on.
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.
REALLY-WANT - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.
MERCY-ON-us - (2h)[open 8], POs > signer, hands move in vertical circles normal (perpendicular) to the chest. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Mercy - 2.
KIND - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, NDH is held close to heart and DH circles around it.
BLEND-WITH - (2h)[5:], POs > signer, are interlaced and FTs move down like a gear that blends into the sign COOPERATE.
Lyrics:
1. All hail, adored Trinity!
all hail, eternal Unity!
O God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, ever One.
2. To thee upon this holy day,
we offer up our thankful lay;
thou hearest in thy love's great wealth,
and praising thee is all our health.
3. Three Persons praise we evermore,
our only God our hearts adore;
in thy sweet mercy ever kind
may we our sure protection find.
4. O Trinity! O Unity!
Be present as we worship thee;
and with the songs that angels sing
unite the hymns of praise we bring.
To hear the music (without words), go to All hail, adored Trinity.