The whole world is waiting for Love - Marianne Misetich

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. WE WAIT JESUS COME LIKE MARY WAIT.
WE WAIT FOR JESUS THE-lf LORD.

Refrain: COME EARTH, LORD JESUS.
COME FAST, LORD JESUS.
||: WHOLE WORLD WAIT"over time" HAVE LOVE. :||

2. PREPARE MANGER FOR MARY.
BED FOR JESUS THE-lf LORD. Refrain

3. WE MAKE MANGER PRETTY FOR MARY,
PLACE SWEET FOR JESUS THE-lf LORD. Refrain


Notes: MARY - [M] touches NDS temple, is drawn across forehead, and descends. For a QuickTime video of this sign, see ASL Pro: Mary - 1.

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

MANGER - (2h)[5], FOs down interlace fingers and then separate while ascending in outward arcs.

Lyrics:

1. We're waiting for Jesus like Mary,
we're waiting for Jesus the Lord.

Refrain: Come down, Lord Jesus!
Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
||: The whole world is waiting for Love. :||

2. We're laying a manger for Mary,
A manger for Jesus the Lord. Refrain

3. We're making it lovely for Mary,
So lovely for Jesus the Lord. Refrain

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a performance of this song, go to The Whole World Is Waiting for Love.video camera: This links to a video

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