We are many parts - Marty Haugen

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 15 April 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: WE IDEA~LIKE MANY PART"each". #ALL-OF-US ONE BODY COOPERATE. GOD alt.GIFT-TO-us FOR-FOR? WE SHOULD LEARN SHARE"each". REALLY-WANT L-O-V-E SPIRIT MAKE US TRUE-BIZ ONE*. MEAN L-O-V-E SHARE, HOMOGENEOUS. HAPPEN SAD, HOPE HOMOGENOUS. CROSS WE CARRY, HOMOGENEOUS.

1. GOD RULE (2h)#ALL, WE LOOK-TO-God YOU-ctr. WE REALLY-WANT SERVE YOU-ctr TRUE-BIZ. HELP-us US SHOW"all" WORLD YOUR-ctr L-O-V-E. Refrain

2. ME FEEL HURT, (2h)YOU SHOULD FEEL TOO. ME CELEBRATE, COME-ON CELEBRATE, me-SAME-AS-you. #ALL-OF-US GROUP-TOGETHER, LORD SUPREME. Refrain

3. IF (2h)YOU SEARCH WHATEVER WORTH, (2h)YOU SHOULD SEARCH TOP GIFT BEAT (2h)#ALL. IF (2h)YOU LOVE, GET-TO KNOW LORD WILL. Refrain


Notes: IDEA~LIKE - A blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.

#ALL-OF-US - [A], PO > NDS, FO up touches DS shoulder then [L^], PO > signer touches NDS shoulder.

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

TRUE-BIZ - TRUE + (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, DH brushes from side to side across NDH wrist.

ONE* - [1^], PO up, FO away, moves upward rapidly until PO > singer, FO up.

HOMOGENEOUS - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle horizontally. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - standard.

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

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

me-SAME-AS-you - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs ><, move backwards and forwards.

#ALL-OF-US - [A], PO > NDS, FO up touches DS shoulder then [L^], PO > signer touches NDS shoulder.

GROUP-TOGETHER - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs away, hands are brought together as if pushing people/things together into a group.

SUPREME - (2h)[A], FOs away, DH starts below NDH and arcs around it until it is on top.

BEAT - (2h)[S], DPO > NDS, NDPO down, FOs away, are held with DH on top of NDH and DH strikes NDH at wrist while index and middle fingers shoot out suddenly.

GET-TO - (2h)[B^], POs >< FOs away, hands move forward in an upward arc.

Lyrics:

Refrain: We are many parts. we are all one body, and the gifts we have we are given to share. May the Spirit of love make us one indeed; one, the love that we share, one, our hope in despair, one, the cross that we bear.

1. God of all, we look to you, we would be your servants true, let us be your love to all the world.

2. So my pain is pain to you, in your joy is my joy, too; all is brought together in the Lord.

3. All you seekers great and small, seek the greatest gift of all; if you love, then you will know the Lord.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to MIDI music: W and click on "We are many parts."

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