Holy God, we praise Thy name - Ignaz Franz (Clarence
A. Walworth, trans.) & "Te Deum," Katholisches
Gesangbuch
(Vienna: circa 1774)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 22 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. HOLY GOD, WE PRAISE YOUR-rt NAME.
LORD CONTROL (2h)#ALL, WE BOW-DOWN-TO-rt YOU-rt.
#ALL-OF-US HERE EARTH ACCEPT YOU-rt KING.
#ALL-OF-THEM-rt HEAVEN FAR-AWAY WORSHIP YOU-rt.
||: YOUR-rt KINGDOM WHERE? WORLD GENERAL.
YOU-rt CONTROL FOR-ALL-TIME. :||

2. LOOK-TO-Heaven"lklklk" ANGEL SING LOUD.
HEAVEN alt.HEAR THEIR SONG SPREADwg.
(<) ANGEL BABY, (>) ANGEL BODY-BURN,
THEIR PRAISE END NEVER.
||: HEAVEN SING SWEET SAME'circle'
HOLY++'higher&higher', LORD. :||

3. (2h)#ALL APOSTLE UP-TO-NOW JOIN"each".
REALLY-WANT ANNOUNCE HIS NAME HOLY.
NEXT-TURN-lf PROPHET ADD-TO SONG LOUD.
NEXT-TURN-rt MARTYR ROBE WHITE.
||: MORNING-TO-SUNSET CHURCH
TAKE-TURN"each" SING++ CONTINUE++. :||

4. (<) HOLY HEAVENLY-FATHER, (>) HOLY SON,
HOLY SPIRIT, OUR MIND DIVIDE+ THREE,
BUT TRUE-BIZ TRIUNE.
WE ANNOUNCE SEPARATE+ HELP-us UNDERSTAND.
||: WE BEND-KNEES WORSHIP YOU-rt.
WE UNDERSTAND YOU-rt FULL? NOT-YET. :||


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

BOW-DOWN-TO - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, are held like the final position of GIVE-UP, then bend these arms twice while bowing at waist once.

YOU - 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.

#ALL-OF-THEM-rt - [A], PO up, FO > DS is held at DS then swings away in an arc and ends [L^], PO up, FO away.

FAR-AWAY - [1], twists while moving away with tongue shuttling from side to side. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Far.

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.

KINGDOM - KING + [5], PO down, FO away, circles horizontally. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Kingdom.

FOR-ALL-TIME - ALWAYS + DH [Y], PO down, FO away, moves forward as in the usual sign FOREVER, but the NDH [Y], PO down, FO > back, moves backwards over the shoulder.

LOOK-TO-Heaven"lklklk" - (2h)[F] point FTs > Heaven and tongue and lips move as in "lookm, look, look".

LOUD - Touch ear with index finger then (2h)[S], PO down, FO away, move antisymmetrically from side to side while mouthing "pow". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - thunder.

BODY-BURN - (2h)[5], FOs up, place palms on chest and rise with wg.

SAME'circle' - HOMOGENOUS, that is, (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle horizontally. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - standard.

HOLY++'higher&higher' - The sign HOLY is produced: H-CLEAN (for a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Holy - 1) and the ND palm rises a little higher each time.

APOSTLE - FOLLOWER.

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

NEXT-TURN-lf - [L], PO up, FO away, rotates palm so that thumb ends up pointing > NDS.

MARTYR is an [M] drawn across the throat as if it is being slit. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Martyr.

(2h)[A dot] trace the lapels of the robe and continue moving until they become (2h)[5], and hands move back as if to show the cape portion.

MORNING-TO-SUNSET - Sign MORNING and then SUNSET in one continuous motion.

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.

TRUE-BIZ - TRUE + (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, DH brushes from side to side across NDH wrist.

TRIUNE - NDH [B^], PO > singer, FO > DS, is held in front of and below [3], PO > signer, FO up, and DH is brought down, under NDH, and then up in front of it while changing to [1]. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Trinity.

MADE-UP - [4], PO > NDS, FO up, touches temple and moves up and away.

BEND-KNEES - [V] stands on palm of NDH, then bend DH FT while maintaining contact with palm. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Genuflect.

Lyrics:

1. Holy God, we praise Thy Name;
Lord of all, we bow before Thee!
All on earth Thy scepter claim,
All in Heaven above adore Thee;
Infinite Thy vast domain,
Everlasting is Thy reign.

2. Hark! the loud celestial hymn
Angel choirs above are raising,
Cherubim and seraphim,
In unceasing chorus praising;
Fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord.

3. Lo! the apostolic train
Join the sacred Name to hallow;
Prophets swell the loud refrain,
And the white robed martyrs follow;
And from morn to set of sun,
Through the Church the song goes on.

4. Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee;
While in essence only One,
Undivided God we claim Thee;
And adoring bend the knee,
While we own the mystery.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Holy God, we praise Thy name.

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