1. NOW FORTY D-A-Y WE REMEMBER, LORD,
HOW YOU-lf FAST AND PRAY FOR US.
TEACH-us US CONQUER OUR SIN.
HELP-us US STAY CLOSE-TO YOU-lf.

2. DEVIL STRUGGLE YOU-lf IN DESERT
AND YOU-lf CONQUER HIM-below.
GIFT-TO-us STRENGTH FIGHT us-SAME-AS-lf YOU-lf.
WE CONQUER SIN THROUGH YOU-lf.

3. YOU-lf (<) HUNGRY (>) THIRSTY 40 D-A-Y.
TEACH-us US LORD, SEND GRACE LORD.
SELF SHOULD DIE, MEAN WE LIVE
FOLLOW YOUR HOLY WORD, EXTRAORDINARY.

4. DURING FORTY D-A-Y SORRY*,
ARRIVE TIME REMEMBER YOU-lf SUFFER.
FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER, DURING (<) LIFE, (>) DEATH,
LORD PLEASE STAY WITH US.

5. STAY WITH US. WE PATIENT LIFE
HAVE DOUBT, HOPE, PAIN.
WE HOPE SUCCEED ENJOY EASTER.
WE HAPPY, NEVER END.

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

FAST (not eat) - Zip mouth closed with [F].

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.

DESERT - DRY THEREABOUTS. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Desert.

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

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.

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

EXTRAORDINARY - [8] moves back over shoulder while flicking to [open 8], and mouthing "hu" with an intake of breath.

DOUBT - (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, alt. ascend and descend.

EASTER - (2h)[E], POs away, FOs up, separate in upward arcs. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Easter.

Lyrics:

1. Lord, who throughout these forty days,
for us did fast and pray,
teach us to overcome our sins,
and close by you to stay.

2. As you with Satan did contend,
and did the victory win,
O give us strength in you to fight,
in you to conquer sin.

3. As you did hunger and did thirst,
so teach us, Lord, gracious Lord,
to die to self, and so to live
by your most holy word.

4. And through these days of penitence,
and through your Passiontide,
forevermore, in life and death,
O Lord! with us abide.

5. Abide with us, that through this life
of doubts and hope and pain,
an Easter of unending joy
we may at last attain!

To hear the music (without words), go to Lord, who throughout these forty days.