Awesome - William Murphy

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 13 January 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

LORD ME AWED APPROACH YOU-ctr.
ME FEEL SO-MUCH AWED. (repeat)

LORD, ME HAVE-FAITH YOU-ctr CAN.
ME HAVE-FAITH, WOW. (repeat)

LORD, WORTH PRAISE YOU-ctr.
YOU-ctr HAVE SO-MUCH WORTH. (repeat)

THAT* REASON ME PRAISE YOUR-ctr NAME.
YOU-ctr ALWAYS-SAME FOREVER.
MY HANDS LIFT-UP YOU-ctr. PRAISE, DEAF-APPLAUSE.
EVERYDAY ME LIVE, (2h)ILY.
PRAISE YOU-ctr FOREVER, FOREVER.
WHY? ME FEEL AWED.
YOU-ctr WORTH PRAISE.


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

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

APPROACH - (2h)[B], FOs up, DH PO away, ND is held in front of NDH and palm faces it, then both hands approach one another slightly.

SO-MUCH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, separate while "so much" is mouthed.

HAVE-FAITH - Like THINK TRUST but with elevated hands and eyes to show the trust is spiritual.

WOW - [5] shake out hand.

ALWAYS-SAME - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle vertically and symmetrically in a plane parallel to the chest.

LIFT-UP - (2h)[B], PO down are held high and swoop down while supinating and then rise up again as if helping something mature and the hands continue up and FTs are directed > Heaven.

DEAF-APPLAUSE - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held high and rotate rapidly at wrists.

Lyrics:

Awesome, Lord you are awesome.
You are so awesome. (repeat)

Faithful, Lord you are faithful.
You are so faithful. (repeat)

Worthy, Lord you are worthy.
You are so worthy. (repeat)

That's why I praise your name.
You are forever the same.
I lift holy hand to you and offer praise.
I'll love you all of my days.
Give you perpetual praise.
For you are awesome
and deserving of my praise.

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