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
To hear a performance of this song, go to The Whole World Is Waiting for Love.