Glory to God - David Haas

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 15 May 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

GLORY GOD HIS-ctr ADVANCED. SING, GLORY GOD HIS-ctr. GLORY GOD HIS-ctr ADVANCED, AND PEACE FOR HIS-ctr PEOPLE HERE EARTH.

Refrain: GLORY GOD HIS-ctr ADVANCED. SING, GLORY GOD HIS-ctr. GLORY GOD HIS-ctr ADVANCED, AND PEACE FOR HIS-ctr PEOPLE HERE EARTH.

1. LORD GOD, HEAVEN ITS-ctr KING, ALMIGHTY GOD AND HEAVENLY-FATHER. WE WORSHIP YOU-ctr. WE THANK++-ctr YOU-ctr. WE PRAISE ABOUT YOUR GLORY. Refrain

2. LORD JESUS CHRIST, ONLY SON FROM HEAVENLY-FATHER. LORD, GOD, LAMB FROM GOD, YOU-ctr TAKE-AWAY SIN FROM WORLD. HAVE-MERCY-ON-us US. YOU-ctr SIT SEATED-AT-lf, HEAVENLY-FATHER SEATED-AT-rt. ACCEPT OUR PRAYER. Refrain

3. WHY? YOU-ctr ALONE HOLY YOU-ctr. YOU-ctr ALONE LORD, TOP ADVANCED JESUS CHRIST, WITH HOLY SPIRIT, PLUS GLORY GOD HEAVENLY-FATHER. Refrain


Notes: GLORY - (2h)[5], POs><, FOs away from signer, DH which is on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.

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.

ALMIGHTY - COMPLETE POWERFUL, that is, (2h)[B^], DH circles around and lands in the palm of NDH, PO up, FO > DS + FT of [C] strike biceps and immediately pull away. For a QuickTime file of COMPLETE, see ASL Pro: Whole.

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.

WORSHIP - NDH is clasped over DH [S] and hands circle perpendicular to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Worship.

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

SIN - (2h)[X] touch their respective sides of the mouth, descend to neutral space and circle antisymmetrically parallel to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Sin.

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.

SEATED-AT-lf ... SEATED-AT-rt - Left hand (independent of which hand is dominant) [V:], PO > signer, FO up, is placed in space as if this is where Jesus is seated. Similarly for the right hand. Although this puts Jesus on the left hand side as seen by the signer, it would be the right hand side as seen by the Father.

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

Lyrics:

Glory to God in the highest, sing! glory to God! Glory to God in the highest and peace to his people on earth!

Refrain: Glory to God in the highest, sing! glory to God! Glory to God in the highest and peace to his people on earth!

1. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you; we give you thanks; we praise you for your glory!

2. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer!

3. For you alone are the Holy One. you alone are the Lord, the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.

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