Days of Elijah - Robin Mark

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 8 November 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. NOW LIKE TIME-PERIOD ELIJAH:
LORD HIS-ctr WORD WE ANNOUNCE.
PLUS NOW LIKE TIME-PERIOD YOUR-ctr SERVANT MOSES.
AGAIN WE TRY LIVE RIGHTEOUS.
KNOW-THAT NOW WE SUFFER MANY THINGS,
HUNGER SPREAD, WORLD DARK, STILL WAR.
WE GO-AHEAD ANNOUNCE LIKE J-O-H-N BAPTIST
PREPARE WAY FOR THE-ctr LORD.

Refrain: LOOK++ HE-ctr COME. CLOUDS RIDE-DOWN.
BRIGHT LIKE SUN, WHILE WE alt.HEAR TRUMPET SUMMON.
YOUR PRAISE LIFT-UP. CELEBRATE LIKE FIFTIETH YEAR.
FROM TEMPLE MOUNTAIN, OUR MESSIAH COME.

2. NOW LIKE TIME-PERIOD E-Z-E-K-I-E-L.
SKELETON DRY GET FLESH.
NOW LIKE TIME-PERIOD YOUR SERVANT KING-DAVID.
TEMPLE NEW WE ERECT.
TIME-PERIOD ARRIVE IDEA~LIKE CEREAL HARVEST.
PEOPLE CONVINCE THEY-rt YOUR CHILDREN
WE GATHER-UP, YOU-ctr BRING-TO HEAVEN.
LORD HIS-ctr WORD WE ANNOUNCE. Refrain

FROM TEMPLE MOUNTAIN, OUR MESSIAH COME.


Notes: TIME-PERIOD - [T], PO > NDS, FO up, travels in a vertical plane parallel to the NDH and makes contact with NDH [B], PO > DS, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Period - Time.

ELIJAH - E-PREDICT.

MOSES - M-LAW.

RIGHTEOUS - Elbow of DH [S] is placed firmly against the backhand of NDH [B], PO down.

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

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

- (2h)[A dot], POs ><, FOs away, both hands are tipped to one side so that the thumbs point > NDS, then > upwards. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Baptize.

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

LOOK++ - FT of [V] point at what the signer is encouraging people to look at and mouths "look, look, look".

CLOUDS - (2h)[5:] move like MIX but high and moving from NDS to DS.

RIDE-DOWN - [V] stands on dorsal side (back) of hand and both move down together.

LIFT-UP - (2h)[B], PO down are held high and swoop down while supinating and then rise up again as if helping something mature and the hands continue up and FTs are directed > Heaven.

TEMPLE - T-CHURCH.

MESSIAH - M-KING.

SKELETON - (2h)[V:], POs > signer, cross at wrist held at upper chest and descend.

KING-DAVID- D-KING.

ERECT - (2h)[5:], POs down, FTs interlaced, knuckles rise with FTs still interlaced, the opposite of BREAK-DOWN.

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

CEREAL - [X], PO up, rubs along ND forearm as if harvesting.

GATHER-UP - [5:], PO down, FO away, scrapes material into palm of upturned [B] while sweeping > NDS.

HEAVEN - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs ><, hands are held high, circle around each other and then separate.

Lyrics:

1. These are the days of Elijah
Declaring the Word of the Lord
And these are the days of your servant Moses
Righteousness being restored
And though these are days of great trials
Of famine and darkness and sword
Still we are the voice in the desert crying
Prepare ye the way of the Lord!

Refrain: Behold He comes! Riding on the clouds!
Shining like the sun! At the trumpet call
Lift your voice! It's the year of Jubilee!
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes!

2. And these are the days of Ezekiel
The dry bones becoming as flesh
And these are the days of your servant David
Rebuilding a temple of praise
And these are the days of the harvest
The fields are as white in the world
And we are the labourers in your vineyard
Declaring the word of the Lord! Refrain

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Lyrics - Days of Elijah and click on "Click here to play."

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