EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
1. ANNOUNCE HIS WORD. VISIT (2h)#ALL COUNTRY. LET CHRIST HIS LIGHT SHOW"all" RIGHT WAY FOLLOW. PEOPLE WE CONTACT"each" SING PRAISE GOD. WE SHOULD SING. COME-ON SING.
Refrain: #ALL-OF-US TOGETHER, HIS WORD INFORM"each". #ALL-OF-US TOGETHER, MAKE WORLD BECOME JUST. (2h)#ALL GOD HIS PEOPLE HELP"each" LIKE GOD HELP-us US. (<) POWERFUL (>) GLORY GLORY, HIS WORD CONTROL WILL.
2. ANNOUNCE HIS WORD. YOUR"all" NEIGHBORHOOD. LET GOD HIS LIGHT SHOW"all" RIGHT WAY FOLLOW. GO-AHEAD LIVE (<) PEACE, (>) COOPERATE. PEOPLE WITNESS #DO-DO? SING TOGETHER. Refrain
3. ANNOUNCE HIS WORD. HELP PEOPLE DEPRESSED NO MORE. LET GOD HIS LIGHT SHOW"all" RIGHT WAY FOLLOW. IF WE DO RIGHT, THAT COMFORT PEOPLE NEED+. THEY-rt REALIZE HAPPEN? THEY-rt JOIN SING WILL. Refrain
4. ANNOUNCE HIS WORD. INFORM WORLD GENERAL. LET GOD HIS LIGHT SHOW"all" RIGHT WAY FOLLOW. WORLD WITNESS WE LIVE RIGHT, THEY-rt CHANGE THEMSELVES TOO. OUR NAME SHINY, YES SHINY FROM-NOW-ON. Refrain
Notes: (2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, move away while opening to (2h)[L].
#ALL-OF-US - [A], PO > NDS, FO up touches DS shoulder then [L^], PO > signer touches NDS shoulder.
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.
SHINY - (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, twist rapidly at wrists while rising. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Shine.
Lyrics:
1. Take the Word
and go out to ev'ry land:
shine the light of Christ
for all to see!
May the lives of those we touch
sing praise to God above.
Let us sing, we'll sing:
Refrain: With one voice
we'll pass the Word along;
with one voice,
bring justice to the world.
And with all the angels
we'll spread the goodness of God.
With all power and glory
the Word of God shall reign.
2. Take the Word
to our neighborhoods and streets:
shine the light of Christ
for all to see!
May we all set out to live
in peace and harmony.
They will see and sing:
3. Take the Word
to the people in despair:
shine the light of Christ
for all to see!
May our actions and our deeds
bring comfort to their needs.
And they'll know and sing:
4. Take the Word
to the nations ev'rywhere:
shine the light of Christ
for all to see!
May the witness of our lives
transform the world anew.
And we'll shine, we'll shine:
