In the breaking of the bread - Michael Ward

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 5 April 2005, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. WHILE WALK ON ROAD, WE SEE HIM-lf.
WHILE EXPRESS HOPE, WE SEE HIM-lf.
WHILE OUR HEART BURN, WE SEE THE LORD.
DURING MEAL, HE-lf TAKE-UP BREAD.
T-H-E-N BLESS~BREAK~OFFER I-T. THROUGH BREAK BREAD WE SEE HIM-lf.
HIT* AWED, PAH WE UNDERSTAND. HE-lf STILL ALIVE.

2. WE TRY FIND HIS-lf FRIENDS INFORM-rt THEM-rt.
WE GO-rt JERUSALEM INFORM-rt THEM-rt.
INSPIRED alt.HAPPY'joy' WE INFORM-rt THEM-rt, (role play to rt) WE FINISH SEE THE LORD. (end role play)
WHILE WE DIALOG HE-lf JOIN US. INTERACT AND BLESS US.
JESUS SAY, (role play to rt) NOW MY PEACE ME LEAVE WITH YOU"all". (end role play)
WE SEE HIM-lf. HIT* AWED, PAH WE UNDERSTAND. HE-lf STILL ALIVE.

3. BUT WE BECAME AFRAID WITHOUT HIM-lf.
IN DARK ROOM WE STAY WITHOUT HIM-lf.
WAIT FOR HOLY SPIRIT, THAT HE PROMISE SEND.
HAPPEN GOD HIS SPIRIT COME-DOWN TO US.
WE INSPIRED, INSIDE-SELF CHANGE, GIFT-TO-us STRENGTH SAY,
WE SEE HIM-lf. HIT* AWED, PAH WE UNDERSTAND. HE-lf STILL ALIVE.

4. WE RUN MEET"each" EVERY ONE POSSIBLE.
INFORM"each" (role play to rt) GOD RAISE-UP HIM-lf. WE SEE LORD FINISH. (end role play)
WE TAKE-UP BREAD LIKE JESUS D-I-D.
T-H-E-N BLESS~BREAK~OFFER I-T.
THROUGH BREAK BREAD WE SEE HIM-lf.
PAH WE UNDERSTAND. JESUS THERE WITH US.
IMAGINE! PAH WE UNDERSTAND. HE-lf STILL ALIVE.
THROUGH BREAK BREAD, HE-lf HERE WITH US AGAIN,
PAH WE UNDERSTAND. HE-lf STILL ALIVE.
||: ALLELUIAH!-lf, ALLELUIAH!-rt, ALLELUIAH!-ctr. :||


Notes: TAKE-UP - (2h)[5:], POs away, FOs up, move down quickly and close to (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, as if grabbing hold of something, then hands ascend.

BLESS - (2h)[O^], POs ><, held at mouth. Hands are brought downwards while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Bless.

AWED - (2h)[S], POs ><, FOs up are held at eyes with awed facial expression and the hands open and then close.

PAH - LIKE SUCCEED but "pah" is mouthed and has the meaning of "at long last". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - finally.

JERUSALEM - J CITY. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Jerusalem.

DIALOG - (2h)[1], POs ><, FOs up, alt. move to and fro at chin.

COME-DOWN - (2h)[5wg], POs down, FOs away, hands descend.

INSIDE-SELF - The FT of [C] are held against the chest and stuff the FT of [O^] into the [C] twice.

GIFT-TO-us - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands tip back towards signer to show that something is given as a gift.

RAISE-UP - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs away, lower slightly, supinate, and rise up.

||: ALLELUIAH!-lf, ALLELUIAH!-rt, ALLELUIAH!-ctr. :|| - To keep the repitition from becoming boring, the signer turns > lf and signs ALLELUIAH (CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting), then signs > rt, then signs > ctr. This entire series is repeated since Alleluia! is sung 6 times.

Lyrics:

1. In the walking on the road, we saw him.
In the telling of our hopes, we saw him.
In the burning of our hearts, we saw the Lord.
At the meal he took the bread and then he blessed it, broke it, offered it.
In the breaking of the bread, we saw him!
Suddenly our eyes were opened, and we knew he was alive!

2. We set out to find his friends to tell them.
We went to Jerusalem to tell them;
and with joy we told them, "We have seen the Lord!"
And as we were speaking there, he stood among us, blessed us, said to us,
"Now my peace I leave with you." We saw him!
Suddenly our eyes were opened, and we knew he was alive!

3. But then we became afraid without him.
In the darkened room we stayed without him,
waiting for the One he said that he would send.
Then the Spirit of the Lord came down upon us,
filling us, changing us, giving us the strength to say:
We saw him! Suddenly our eyes were opened, and we knew he was alive!

4. We ran out into the street to tell them,
everyone that we could meet, to tell them,
"God has raised him up and we have seen the Lord!"
We took bread as he had done and then we blessed it, broke it, offered it.
In the breaking of the bread, we saw him!
Suddenly our eyes were opened.

There within our midst was Jesus, and we knew he was alive.
In the breaking of the bread, he is here with us again,
and we know he is alive. Alleluia!

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to MIDI music: I and click on "In the breaking of the bread."

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