The Spirit is a-movin' - Carey Landry

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 20 April 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Refrain: THE-ctr SPIRIT MOVE++'random', MOVE++'random'THIS LAND THEREABOUTS.

1. PEOPLE GATHER-TOGETHER, BECOME CHURCH.
SPIRIT IDEA-LIKE WIND MAKE WORLD NEW.

2. PEOPLE OLDER DREAM VISION.
MEN WOMEN YOUNG, SEE HIS-ctr LIGHT.

3. BEFORE BARRIER, NOW CRASH.
PEOPLE WORLD AROUND-GLOBE COMMUNICATE"each".

4. HOLY SPIRIT FILL-UP, SEND US SERVE.
GOD SUMMON US, HIS-ctr WORD. GO-AHEAD PREACH"each".

5. THE-ctr SPIRIT FILL-UP #ALL-OF-US
READY MEET"each" TELL-STORY HIS-ctr SALVATION.


Notes: GATHER-TOGETHER - (2h)[S], POs down, FOs ><, move > each other while opening to (2h)[5wg].

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

OLDER - The sign OLD ends with the hand travelling upwards, but does not change handshape.

VISION - (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.

LIGHT - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, open to (2h)[5], while separating. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Light - 1.

CRASH - (2h)[5:] interlaced, POs ><, FTs move down while remaining interlaced so that the PO becomes down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - break-down.

AROUND-GLOBE - (2h)[O^], POs down, touch at thumbs, then move downwards and open as if they were following the shape of a globe.

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

FILL-UP - DH [B], PO down, rises until it slaps bottom of NDH, PO down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - maximum.

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

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

#ALL-OF-US - [A], PO > NDS, FO up touches DS shoulder then [L^], PO > signer touches NDS shoulder.

SALVATION - S-FREE.

Lyrics:

Refrain: The Spirit is a-movin' all over, all over this land.

1. People are gatherin', the church is born,
The Spirit is a blowin' on a world reborn.

2. Old ones are dreaming dreams,
and young men and women see the light.

3. Old walls are falling down,
and people all over are speaking with each other.

4. Filled with the Spirit, we are sent to serve,
We are called out together, we are called to work.

5. The Spirit fills us all with pow'r,
To be God's witnesses to all we meet.

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