E'en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come - Paul Manz

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 19 December 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. PEACE WITH (2h)YOU AND GRACE FROM HIM-lf.
IF WE BELIEVE HIM-lf, OUR SIN GONE.
HE-lf LOVE #ALL-OF-US, BLOOD FINISH POUR-OUT.
FOR-FOR? HE-lf WANT SAVE US.

2. SING HOLY, HOLY TO OUR LORD.
THE-rt LORD ALMIGHTY GOD.
HE-rt HERE BEFORE WORLD FORMED.
AND ALWAYS WILL CONTINUE.

3. (2h)#ALL ANGEL LIVE IN HEAVEN REJOICE.
(2h)#ALL RIGHTEOUS HERE, COPY HEAVEN.
CHRIST WILL COME SOON FOR US
CHRIST WILL COME SOON.

4. LORD JESUS WE BEG, COME QUICK.
OUR NIGHT WILL END AND GONE.
MEAN CHRIST REPLACE FOR US OUR NEED
FOR SUN, FOR LAMP, FOR LIGHT.


Notes: (2h)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.

SIN - (2h)[X] touch their respective sides of the mouth, descend to neutral space and circle antisymmetrically parallel to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Sin.

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

POUR-OUT - (2h)[C] pour out an imaginary container.

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

ALMIGHTY - COMPLETE POWERFUL, that is, (2h)[B^], DH circles around and lands in the palm of NDH, PO up, FO > DS + FT of [C] strike biceps and immediately pull away. For a QuickTime video of COMPLETE, see ASL Pro: Whole.

FORMED - (2h)[5:], POs ><, interlace fingers and then bring knuckles upwards.

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

REJOICE - CELEBRATE.

RIGHTEOUS - Elbow of DH [S] is placed firmly against the backhand of NDH [B], PO down.

HEAVEN - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs ><, hands are held high, circle around each other and then separate.

GONE - [5^], PO > face, FO up, moves downwards and closes to a [O^], while the NDH is a [B], PO > singer, FO > DS held further away and in neutral space.

LAMP - [8] flicks finger against chin twice.

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

Lyrics:

1. Peace be to you and grace from Him
Who freed us from our sin
Who loved us all, and shed his blood
That we might saved be.

2. Sing holy, holy to our Lord
The Lord almighty God
Who was and is, and is to come
Sing holy, holy Lord.

3. Rejoice in heaven, all ye that dwell therein
Rejoice on earth, ye saints below
For Christ is coming, Is coming soon
For Christ is coming soon.

4. E'en so Lord Jesus quickly come
And night shall be no more
They need no light, no lamp, nor sun
For Christ will be their All!

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a performance of this song, go to E'en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come.

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