Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest - (attr.) Rabanus Maurus, (trans.) Edward Caswall

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 16 May 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. COME-ON, HOLY SPIRIT, WE BLESS YOU-ctr MAKE WORLD.
COME-ON ENTER OUR HEART, REST.
BRING YOUR-ctr GRACE, HELP-us FROM HEAVEN.
||: YOU-ctr MAKE OUR HEART, PLEASE MAKE HEART SATISFIED. :||

2. YOU-ctr COMFORT US. WE SUMMON YOU-ctr
ALL LIFE FROM YOU-ctr. LOVE BURN INSIDE-SELF US.
||: HEAVEN ANOINT US THROUGH YOU-ctr. :||

3. HOLY SPIRIT, ONLY YOU-ctr TEACH-us US
GET-TO-KNOW HEAVENLY-FATHER, AND HIS-rt SON.
WE DETERMINED BELIEVE, CHANGE NEVER
||: THAT THREE-OF-YOU-ctr,hi TRIUNE. :||

4. WE PRAISE YOU-ctr LORD. MEAN? HEAVENLY-FATHER,
PLUS HIS-rt SON, PLUS HIS-rt SPIRIT TOGETHER.
REALLY-WANT SON GIFT-TO-us US
||: EVERYTHING HOLY SPIRIT SEND++. :||


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

HOLY - H-CLEAN. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Holy - 1.

BLESS - (2h)[O^], POs ><, held at mouth. Hands are brought downwards while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Bless.

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

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.

The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

COMFORT - Like COMFORTABLE but signed more slowly.

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.

ALL - (2h)[B^], POs up, FOs ><, DH circles around NDH and lands on its palm. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Whole.

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

ANOINT - [A dot] circles head with DH thumb pointing down.

GET-TO-KNOW - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

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.

DETERMINED - STUBBORN, but with appropriate facial expression.

TRIUNE - NDH [B^], PO > singer, FO > DS, is held in front of and below [3], PO > signer, FO up, and DH is brought down, under NDH, and then up in front of it while changing to [1]. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Trinity.

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

GIFT-TO-us - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands tip back towards signer to show that something is given as a gift.

Lyrics:

1. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
And in our hearts take up thy rest;
Come with thy grace and heavenly aid
||: To fill the hearts which thou hast made. :||

2. O Comforter, to thee we cry,
Thou heavenly gift of God most high;
Thou fount of life, and fire of love,
||: And sweet anointing from above. :||

3. O Holy Ghost, Through thee alone,
Know we the Father and the Son;
Be this our firm unchanging creed,
||: That thou dost from them both proceed. :||

4. Praise we the Lord, Father and Son,
And Holy Spirit with them one;
And may the Son on us bestow
||: All gifts that from the Spirit flow. :||

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest.

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