My Lord will come again - David Haas

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

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

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

Refrain: ||: (repeated 3 times) MY LORD WILL COME AGAIN, MY LORD. MY LORD WILL COME AGAIN. :|| HIS KINGDOM NEVER END. AMEN! AMEN! MY LORD WILL COME AGAIN.

1. ME BLESS LORD FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER.
EVERYTHING ME DO WILL PRAISE HIS NAME.
WHY? LORD OUR GOD TOGETHER US.
MEAN DEATH DISSOLVE FOR US. NOT NEED FEAR.
AMEN! AMEN! MY LORD WILL COME AGAIN.Refrain

2. ME INVENT SONG NEW, OFFER-TO GOD.
ME MAKE MUSIC TO GOD WHILE ME LIVE.
WHY? LORD OUR GOD TOGETHER US.
MEAN DEATH DISSOLVE FOR US. NOT NEED FEAR.
AMEN! AMEN! MY LORD WILL COME AGAIN. Refrain

3. ME WITNESS (<) HEAVEN NEW, (>) EARTH NEW, WILL.
GOD HIS NEW HOME WHERE? INSIDE-SELF OUR HEART.
WE BECOME GOD HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE WILL.
MEAN DEATH DISSOLVE FOR US. NOT NEED FEAR.
AMEN! AMEN! MY LORD WILL COME AGAIN. Refrain

4. OUR TEARS, GOD WIPE-AWAY WILL.
OUR OLD WORLD GONE, PUSH-ASIDE.
SAD, PAIN, MOURNING, WE USED-TO
HAVE-NONE, NO MORE SUFFER.
AMEN! AMEN! MY LORD WILL COME AGAIN. Refrain


Notes: FROM-NOW-ON - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, DHFT touches knuckle side of NDHFT and moves away in a downward arc. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - from now on.

FEAR - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held far from body and move back to body in a wavy pattern.

WITNESS - [1] touches under eye while head moves down.

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

TEARS - (2h)[1] draw tear shapes under eyes.

WIPE-AWAY - (2h)[B], POs > signer, FOs up, wipes away tears on cheek and then wipes away tears of imaginary spatialized person.

GONE - [5^], PO > face, FO up, moves dowards and closes to a [O^], while the NDH is a [B], PO > singer, FO > DS held further away and in neutral space.

PUSH-ASIDE - (2h)[B], POs > DS, with DH higher, palms are pressed against imaginary wall that is pushed to one side.

USED-TO - (2h)[5] cross at wrists. Hands descend while hands close to (2h)[S].

HAVE-NONE - (2h)[B], POs > signer move upwards past mouth and swing upwards and apart while mouth blows on hands as they pass.

Lyrics:

Refrain: My Lord will come again my Lord, my Lord will come again. (3 times) And the kingdom will have no end! Amen! Amen! My Lord will come again!

1. I will bless the Lord at all times!
I will praise God with all my life!
For the Lord our God is with us,
and death will be no more!
Amen, Amen, My Lord will come again!

2. I will sing to God a new song:
Make music to my God while I live!
For the Lord our God is with us,
and death will be no more!
Amen, Amen, My Lord will come again!

3. I will see a new heaven and new earth!
God will make a home within our hearts!
And we will be God�s people,
And death will be no more!
Amen, Amen, My Lord will come again!

4. God will wipe all tears from our eyes!
The world of the past will be gone!
Sadness, pain, and mourning:
These will be no more!
Amen, Amen, My Lord will come again!

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