Blessed assurance - Fanny Crosby & Phoebe Knapp

David Bar-Tzur

Created 10 June 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. ME RELIEVED, WHY? JESUS me-CONNECTED-TO-Jesus.
ME VISUALIZE HEAVEN TOGETHER FOREVER.
HE PASS-DOWN SALVATION, HOW? HIS BLOOD SPILL-OUT.
(<) HIS SPIRIT SAVE ME. (>) HIS BLOOD FORGIVE.

Refrain: MY STORY, MY SONG "WHAT"?
ALL-DAY MY SAVIOR, ME PRAISE"over time" .
MY STORY, THAT. MY SONG, THAT.
ALL-DAY MY SAVIOR, ME PRAISE"over time" .

2. (<) BOW-DOWN-TO-God PERFECT, (>) THRILL PERFECT.
VISUALIZE HAPPY HAPPEN"each".
HEAVEN SEND ANGEL, (2h)5wg-CL'come down from heaven'.
(<) ANNOUNCE MERCY, (>) ANNOUNCE LOVE. Refrain

3. BOW-DOWN-TO-God PERFECT, (2h)#ALL PEACE.
ME CONNECT-TO SAVIOR, PAH FEEL BLESS.
(<) WAIT"over time", (>) WATCH"over time", JESUS COME-TO-us WILL.
(<) HIS MERCY OVERFLOW, (>) HIS LOVE OVERWHELM. Refrain


Notes: SPILL-OUT - (2h)[C] hold imaginary container and pour it out.

(2h)5wg-CL'come down from heaven' - (2h)[5], POs down, are held high and wg fingers as they descend.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, move away while opening to (2h)[L].

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.

Lyrics:

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Refrain: This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long.

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to The cyber hymnal: Blessed assurance.

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