Every moment - Jesse Butterworth, Regie Hamm and Joy Williams

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 27 July 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

WE BELLY-LAUGH SO-MUCH LOUD,
UNTIL WE CRY, BUT TEARS FEEL SWEET,
CAUSE MIDNIGHT MELT BECOME NEXT-MORNING,
THAT MOMENT WILL DISSOLVE OUR MEMORY WEAK
SAME-SAME EVERY-DAY WE TRY KEEP
TIME alt.GO, WHAT CAN WE #DO-DO?
SO...

Refrain: DON'T LET-GO,
EVERY MOMENT SHOW-UP HOLD.
ALWAYS KNOW-THAT
IMPORTANT EVERY MOMENT SHOW-UP HOLD.
BEST (2h)YOU CAN.

OUR LIFE PROCESS CONTINUE LOOK-FORWARD OUR FUTURE.
OUR HEAVENLY-FATHER ALWAYS SUPPORT US.
WE SHARE HIS-rt LOVE AND
HE-rt LEAD EVERY-DAY.
TIME alt.GO, WHAT CAN WE #DO-DO?
SO... Refrain

WE LOOK-BACK YESTERDAY. WE LOOK-FORWARD TOMORROW.
DON'T ALLOW TIME IDEA-LIKE SMOKE GO-AWAY.
(2h)YOU CAN'T STOP TIME, BUT
EVERY MOMENT TAKE-ADVANTAGE++ OFFER-UP-TO HIM-rt. Refrain


Notes: BELLY-LAUGH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, DH is above NDH and they move alt. to and fro like a vibrating belly.

SO-MUCH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, separate while "so much" is mouthed.

TEARS - (2h)[X] scratches downward slightly on face under eyes.

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

SAME-SAME - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle vertically and symmetrically in a plane parallel to the chest.

alt.GO - (2h)[5^], PO > signer, FO up, alt. move away from while closing to [O^].

SO - (2h)[relaxed 5], supinate (POs from downwards to upwards in a loose way.

LET-GO - DISCONNECT.

KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.

(2h)YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH is 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.

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

GO-AWAY - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs away, nod hands down, then up, with a movement of the arms to show that something is being swept away.

Lyrics:

We laughed out loud 'til we cried
And the tears were sweet.
Midnight melted to morning.
A moment faded to memory.
All these days
They just slip away through our fingers.
So...

Refrain: Don't let go.
Hold onto every moment.
Always know
Hold onto every moment that You can.

We move on with no regrets to our destiny
Held by the hands of the Father.
We share His love and He leads us through
All these days.
They just slip away through our fingers.
So... Refrain

Running through yesterday into tomorrow
Don't let it just drift away.
Forget about tying the hands of time.
Give every minute to the One who gave us today. Refrain

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a performance of this song, go to Every Moment - Joy Williams.

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