EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
Refrain: WE PRAISE YOU-lf, CHRIST OUR SAVIOR.
WORD FROM HEAVENLY-FATHER, SUMMON US NEW LIFE.
SON FROM GOD, YOU-lf LEAD US FREE.
GLORY YOURS-lf, LORD JESUS CHRIST!
1. YOURSELF-lf WORD SUMMON REJECT DARK
YOURSELF-lf WORD LEAD US ENTER LIGHT.
YOURSELF-lf WORD BRING US THROUGH DESERT.
GLORY YOURS-lf, LORD JESUS CHRIST!
2. YOURSELF-lf PERSON PROPHET REALLY-WANT APPEAR HERE.
YOURSELF-lf PERSON TALK-WITH US TODAY.
YOURSELF-lf PERSON LEAD US TO OUR FUTURE.
GLORY YOURS-lf, LORD JESUS CHRIST!
3. YOURSELF-lf WORD SUMMON US BECOME SERVANT.
YOURSELF-lf WORD, YOUR-lf ONLY LAW "WHAT"? L-O-V-E.
YOURSELF-lf WORD BECOME HUMAN WITH US.
GLORY YOURS-lf, LORD JESUS CHRIST!
4. YOURSELF-lf WORD CONNECTED-TO US, UNITE US.
YOURSELF-lf WORD SUMMON US BECOME ONE*.
YOURSELF-lf WORD TEACH-us US FORGIVE OTHERS.
GLORY YOURS-lf, LORD JESUS CHRIST!
Notes: YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.
SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.
HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH - held against forehead, NDH close to but lower, both hands open to (2h)[5] while moving upwards. HEAVEN may be added to this. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Heavenly Father - 1.
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.
LEAD - GUIDE.
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.
REJECT - Hands start like the final position of STOP and DH slides > DS while pronating.
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.
DESERT - DRY THEREABOUTS. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Desert.
PROPHET - PREDICT AGENT.
REALLY-WANT - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.
TALK-WITH - (2h)[1], POs ><, FOs up, move to and from from mouth.
HUMAN - H-BODY.
Lyrics:
Refrain: Praise to you, O Christ, our Savior,
Word of the Father, calling us to life;
Son of God who leads us to freedom:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
1. You are the Word who calls us out of darkness;
you are the Word who leads us into light;
you are the Word who brings us thorough the desert:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
2. You are the one whom prophets hoped and longed for;
you are the one who speaks to us today;
you are the one who leads us to our future:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
3. You are the Word who calls us to be servants;
you are the Word whose only law is love;
you are the Word - made flesh who lives among us:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
4. You are the Word who binds us and unites us:
you are the Word who calls us to be one;
you are the Word who teaches us forgiveness:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
To hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to Praise to you, O Christ, our Savior.