Refrain: NOW HERE BANQUET, CHRIST HE-lf OUR BREAD.
GOD FEED (2h)#ALL HUNGRY. SATISFIED CAN.
BREAD WE BREAK AND WINE WE POUR.
L-O-V-E SHOW-UP, MEAN LORD WITH US.

1. YOU-ctr TOUCH US FINISH AND GRACE SEND US L-O-V-E.
MAKE US YOUR-ctr PEOPLE PROVIDE GOOD THINGS AND LIGHT.

2. REALLY-WANT OUR HEART BURN WITH YOUR-ctr L-O-V-E.
HELP-us US SEE GOD HIS-ctr GLORY.

3. GOD CAN MAKE BLIND PEOPLE SEE.
GOD CAN MAKE LAME PEOPLE WALK.
CAUSE US DANCE DURING DAY.
LEAD YOUR PEOPLE IN YOUR WAY.

4. PROVIDE PEOPLE SAD HOPE, LIGHT FOR THOSE-rt BLIND.
STRENGTH IS YOUR NAME, LORD. YOU-ctr GENTLE AND KIND.

5. SUMMON US BECOME YOUR-ctr LIGHT.
SUMMON US BECOME YOUR-ctr L-O-V-E.
MAKE US YOUR-ctr PEOPLE AGAIN.

6. COME-ON SPIRIT, MAKE OUR HEART NEW.
WE WILL GET-UP LIKE CHILDREN HAVE LIGHT.

Notes: BANQUET - (2h)alt.EAT. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Feast.

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

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

POUR - [A dot], holds thumb up and then inverts it over what is being poureed into.

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.

PROVIDE - (2h)[bO], POs up, FOs away, cross slightly and separate, opening to (2h)[5].

LIGHT - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, open to (2h)[5], while separating. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Light - 1.

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

GLORY - (2h)[5], POs><, FOs away from signer, DH which is on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.

LAME - (2h)[1^], PO down, FO away, hands circle haltingly like lame legs.

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

GENTLE - HEART + (2h)[5^] descend slightly twice while closing to (2h)[O^] but hands close to heart.

KIND - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, NDH is held close to heart and DH circles around it.

SUMMON - DH [B] taps NDH [B], PO down, FO > signer, then moves > signer while closing to an [A], PO away from signer, FO up, and moving up.

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

Lyrics:

Refrain: Now in this banquet, Christ is our bread;
Here shall all hunger be fed.
Bread that is broken, wine that is poured.
Love is the sign of the Lord.

1. You who have touched us and graced us with love,
make us your people of goodness and light.

2. Let our hearts burn with the fire of your love;
open our eyes to the glory of God.

3. God who makes the blind to see,
God who makes the lame to walk,
bring us dancing into day,
lead your people in your way.

4. Hope for the hopeless, light for the blind,
“Strong” is your name, Lord, “Gentle” and “Kind.”

5. Call us to be your light,
call us to be your love,
make us your people again.

6. Come, O Spirit, renew our hearts!
We shall arise to be children of light.

To hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to Bob Sorem's Hymn MIDI Sequences and click on "Now in This Banquet (M. Haugen)".