Healing river of the Spirit - Ruth C. Duck & Beach Spring

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 10 February 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. HOLY SPIRIT YOU-ctr,hi RIVER HEAL US.
LIFE CAN HURT, PLEASE WASH-body AWAY.
PAIN, SIN, SAD"over time", #DO-DO?
PUSH-DOWN UNDER WATER, THREE-OF-THEM DROWN.
WE TIRED FEEL LOST, SEARCH+.
OFF-COURSE-lf, OFF-COURSE-rt, WE SUMMON YOU-ctr,hi.
WE ENJOY TOGETHER YOU-ctr,hi.
YOU-ctr,hi PROVIDE PEACE LIKE WORLD CAN'T.

2. WE SUMMON PLACE HAVE SPIRIT HEAL.
SPIRIT FLOW-forward OFFER RELIEF.
TEACH-us US LEARN ABOUT OURSELVES.
WE WANT OUR LIVE REFLECT YOUR-ctr,hi PEACE.
WE THANK-ctr FOR FLOOD SELF-ON-INDEX CAN HEAL US.
PRAY YOUR CHURCH COPY-ctr,hi YOUR GRACE.
HAPPEN WE MEET FRIEND OR STRANGER,
REALLY-WANT SEE OUR SAVIOR HIS-lf FACE.

3. YOU-ctr,hi IDEA~LIKE RIVER CAN HEAL (2h)#ALL NATION.
MAKE US WAY++ CARRY YOUR POWER.
OUR WORLD STRUGGLE, NATION CONFLICT.
EVERY HOUR VARIOUS WAR HAPPEN.
SPIRIT SAVE, HELP-us US INSPIRED.
GUIDE US DURING OUR LIFE PROCESS.
UNTIL WE FIND OUR WAY TOGETHER.
READY JOURNEY-TO-rt,hi OUR HOME HEAVEN.


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

WASH-body - (2h)[A], rub symmetric circles on the pecs.

AWAY - (2h)[B^], POs down, FOs > DS, hands bend at wrist and then straighten to (2h)[B] as if shooing something away.

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.

DROWN - NDH [B], PO down, FO away, is the water level, and [A dot], PO > NDS, FO away, descends to show the person drowning.

OFF-COURSE-lf (or rt) - DH [S], PO > NDS, flicks finger off to the left and then to the right.

PROVIDE - OFFER.

FLOW-forward - (2h)[4], POs down, FOs ><, NDH is held closer to body, both hands swivel forward 2x.

SELF-ON-INDEX - [A], PO > signer, FO away, taps against [1], PO > DS, FO up.

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.

REALLY-WANT - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

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

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

Lyrics:

1. Healing river of the Spirit,
bathe the wounds that living brings.
Plunge our pain, our sin, our sadness
deep beneath your sacred springs.
Weary from the restless searching
that has lured us from your side,
we discover in your presence
peace the world cannot provide.

2. Wellspring of the healing Spirit,
stream that flows to bring release,
as we gain our selves, our senses,
may our lives reflect your peace.
Grateful for the flood that heals us,
may your church enact your grace.
As we meet both friend and stranger,
may we see our Savior's face.

3. Living stream that heals the nations,
make us channels of your pow'r.
All the world is torn by conflict;
wars are raging at this hour.
Saving Spirit, move among us,
guide our winding human course.
till we find our way together,
flowing homeward to our Source.

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