Come, Thou font of every blessing - Robert Robinson & John Wyeth

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 10 January 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. COME-ON YOU-lf YOURSELF BLESS ME,
HELP-me MY HEART WORTH YOUR GRACE.
ME PRAISE YOU-lf WITHOUT END.
WHY? HAVE-MERCY-ON-me ON-AND-ON.
WE STRIVE-FOR LIVE PERFECT,
LIKE ANGEL LIVE IN HEAVEN.
PRAISE FOUNDATION ALWAYS SUPPORT+,
PAY-OFF DEBT ME HAVE. WHY? SIN.

2. LONG-AGO SET-UP STONE
REPRESENT lf-HELP-me ME WILLING
ME HOPE FUTURE STILL FAVOR ME
PAH ARRIVE HEAVEN SAFE.
USED-TO-BE ME NOT JESUS FRIEND
BUT HE-lf,hi SUMMON-me BECOME HIS SHEEP.
SIN DANGER, JESUS SAVE ME
HOW? CRUCIFIED FOR ME.

3. EVERYDAY ME OWE SO-MUCH
HIS-lf GRACE CLEAN MY SOUL.
YOUR GOOD~THINGS MEAN me-CONNECT-TO-lf,hi
YOU, ME IDEA~LIKE BEST-FRIENDS.
KNOW-THAT MY HEART TEND WANDER
TEND DISCONNECT GOD ME LOVE.
MY HEART HEART-OFFER-TO-lf, PLEASE ACCEPT.
MAKE SEAL YOURS FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER.

4. LOOK-FORWARD DAY ME NO MORE SIN.
ME SEE YOUR-lf BEAUTIFUL FACE WILL.
MY CLOTHES BECOME PURE THROUGH YOUR BLOOD.
ME SING ABOUT YOUR-lf GRACE POWERFUL WILL.
COME-ON, MY LORD, DON'T POSTPONE MORE.
MY DEBT YOU-lf PAY-OFF FINISH.
PLEASE SEND ANGEL TO ME
BRING-TO-Heaven HEAVEN LIVE FOREVER WILL.


Notes: COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

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

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.

GRACE - [O^] or [S], held high and PO > Heaven, supinates and opens to [5] while being brought towards head. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Grace.

HAVE-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.

ON-AND-ON - CONTINUE is signed in a vertical circle normal (perpendicular) to the chest.

STRIVE-FOR - Hands are oriented like the sign GOAL but the DH moves in a vertical circle as if trying to get to the goal, but not yet successful.

OVERFLOW - [5], PO down, FO away, covers top of [S], PO > DS, FO away, and FT wiggle as the hand moves away, like a cup overflowing. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - overflow.

GIFT-TO-us - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, nod downwards at wrist > signer to show that something is given as a gift.

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.

KNEEL-TOGETHER - (2h)[V:], PO > signer, FOs down, hands descend slightly side by side to show the lion and the lamb kneeling down together.

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.

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

GLOW - [5^], PO away, FO up, DH opens and closes as if glowing.

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

ADVANCED - (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.

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

GET-BENEFIT - Sometimes called TAKE-ADVANTAGE, but not the sign that can imply negativity. Here is means [5:], PO > signer, FOs > NDS, is laid at the end of the NDH fingers and moves along the palm > the signer, ending by closing to an [S] and moving upwards.

GROUP-TOGETHER - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs away, hands are brought together as if pushing people/things together into a group.

JUSTICE - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, tap FTs while moving in a horizontal circle.

FAIR - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, tap FTs, but stay in place.

Lyrics:

1. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.

2. Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Here by Thy great help I've come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.

3. O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here's my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.

4. O that day when freed from sinning,
I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I'll sing Thy sovereign grace;
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Come, Thou font of every blessing.

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