1. WE RISE FROM ASHES, MEAN GOOD WE FAIL DO, SET-ASIDE.
WE RISE FROM ASHES. TIME CREATE OURSELVES NEW*.
IF OUR WHOLE WORLD BECOME ASHES, LIFE MUST BECOME TRUE.
OUR ASHES, WE OFFER-UP. OFFER-UP TO YOU-rt.

2. OUR FAIL++, WE OFFER-UP. KNOW-THAT WE TRY HARD UP-TO-NOW.
SOMETIMES alt.GIFT-TO"each" WITHOUT LOVE. INTEND RIGHT, BUT NOT SUCCEED.
HELP-us US SEE RIGHT WAY GO"spiral". ENVISION WORLD~GENERAL.
OUR ASHES, WE OFFER-UP. OFFER-UP TO YOU-rt.

3. WE RISE FROM ASHES. WE WANT OUR PAIN HEAL.
HAPPEN SPRING BECOME WINTER, OR SUNSHINE BECOME RAIN,
WE WILL USE WATER HELP US GROW AND CREATE WORLD NEW
FROM OUR ASHES, WE OFFER-UP. OFFER-UP TO YOU-rt.

4. THANKS HEAVENLY-FATHER, YOU-rt MAKE US IN YOUR-rt IMAGE.
THANKS TO HIS-rt SON, SAVE US DEATH SET-ASIDE.
THANKS HOLY SPIRIT, YOU-ctr MAKE OUR WORLD NEW*
FROM OUR ASHES, WE OFFER-UP. OFFER-UP TO YOU-rt.

Notes: RISE - GET-UP.

ASHES - FIRE DISSOLVE + (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, touch thumbs and then make a horizontal circle (each hand making half of the circle).

SET-ASIDE - (2h)[B], POs > DS, with DH higher, palms are pressed against imaginary wall that is pushed to one side.

CREATE - C-MAKE.

WHOLE - (2h)[B^], POs up, FOs ><, DH circles around NDH and lands on its palm. For a QuickTime file of COMPLETE, see ASL Pro: Whole.

OFFER-UP - (2h)[B], POs up, lift up hands and move them towards God.

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

KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.

UP-TO-NOW - (2h)[1^], POs down, index fingers travel up the chest on the DS until they end (2h)[1], POs > singer, FOs up.

alt.GIFT-TO"each" - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs > the recipents, hands move together from NDS to DS.

INTEND - THINK MEAN.

ENVISION - (2h)[S] are held at forehead with DH closer to head, and hands open to (2h)[5] while separating while FT wg. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Vision - 1.

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.

IMAGE - I-PICTURE.

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

Lyrics:

1. We rise again from ashes, from the good we've failed to do.
We rise again from ashes, to create ourselves anew.
If all our world is ashes, then must our lives be true,
An offering of ashes, an offering to You.

2. We offer You our failures, we offer You attempts;
The gifts not fully given, the dreams not fully dreamt.
Give our stumblings direction, give our visions wider view,
An offering of ashes, an offering to You.

3. Then rise again from ashes, let healing come to pain;
Though spring has turned to winter, and sunshine turned to rain.
The rain we'll use for growing, and create the world anew,
From an offering of ashes, an offering to You.

4. Thanks be to the Father, who made us like Himself.
Thanks be to His Son, who saved us by His death.
Thanks be to the Spirit, who creates the world anew,
From an offering of ashes, an offering to You.

To hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to Ashes.