Holy is his name - John Michael Talbot (Also known as "The song of Mary" and "Magnificat")

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 13 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. MY SOUL ANNOUNCE THE-rt LORD HIMSELF GREAT.
MY SPIRIT JUMP-FOR-JOY ABOUT MY SAVIOR.
WHY? HE-rt LOOK-DOWN ME LOWLY WILLING HAVE-MERCY.
NOW MY NAME ADVANCED FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER.
KNOW-THAT GOD ALMIGHTY DO GREAT THINGS FOR ME.
HIS-rt MERCY CONTINUE UP-TO-NOW FOREVER.
||: HOLY++-'higher each time' THAT HIS-rt NAME. :||

2. EVERY GENERATION HE-rt WILLING HAVE-MERCY.
HIS-rt POWER AND GLORY SHOW"all" WORLD CLEAR.
ARROGANT, MIGHTY LEADER HE-rt CAUSE DEMOTE.
BUT PEOPLE HUMBLE, LOWLY, HE-rt MAKE-TOP-PRIORITY.
HE-rt COME HELP HIS SERVANT ISRAEL.
HE-rt REMEMBER PROMISE OUR FOREFATHERS.
||: HOLY++-'higher each time' THAT HIS-rt NAME. :||


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

JUMP-FOR-JOY - Start with the sign STAND and repeatedly and rapidly raise and lower the DH while curling the FT to show a person jumping.

SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.

LOWLY - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move downwards arcing towards the signer. This is the opposite of the sign ADVANCED. For an animated gif of ADVANCED, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Exalted.

HAVE-MERCY, MERCY - (2h)[open 8], POs > people who are receiving mercy, hands move in vertical circles normal (perpendicular) to the chest.

ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Exalted.

FROM-NOW-ON - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, DHFT touches knuckle side of NDHFT and moves away in a downward arc. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - from now on.

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

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.

UP-TO-NOW - (2h)[1^], POs down, index fingers travel up the chest on the DS until they end (2h)[1], POs > singer, FOs up.

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

HOLY++-'higher each time' - The base sign is H-CLEAN, which is repeated three times, each time somewhat higher. For a QuickTime video of the base sign, see ASL Pro: Holy - 1.

GLORY - (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs away from signer, DH which is on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.

ARROGANT - (2h)[L:], POs ><, FOs away, are held at forehead and suddenly expand. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - brat.

MIGHTY - (2h)[S], POs > back of signer, FOs up, are held at NDS and fists descend, then repeat at DS.

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.

DEMOTE - [S], PO > NDS, FO away, takes something from next to the thumb of NDH [5], PO > signer, FO > DS, and places it next to the pinky.

MAKE-TOP-PRIORITY - [S], PO > NDS, FO away, is held below [5], PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH pass the FTs and ends up above NDH.

ISRAEL - [5] touches NDS of chin and closes to a [O^], then repeats at the DS of chin.

FOREFATHERS - PARENTS + (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, move in a vertical circle while moving back over shoulder.

Lyrics:

1. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
And my spirit exults in God my Savior.
For He has looked with mercy on my lowliness,
And my name will be forever exalted.
For the mighty God has done great things for me,
And His mercy will reach from age to age,
And holy, holy, holy is His name.

2. He has mercy in ev'ry generation,
He has revealed His power and His glory.
He has cast down the mighty in their arrogance,
And has lifted up the meek and the lowly.
He has come to help His servant Israel;
He remembers His promise to our fathers,
And holy, holy, holy is His name.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Bob Sorem's Hymn MIDI Sequences, and click on "Holy Is His Name".

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