How great Thou art - Stuart K. Hine

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 23 June 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. LORD, MY GOD, FROM-TIME-TO-TIME ME FEEL ASTOUNDED CRAZY-FOR.
REASON? ME THINK-ABOUT WORLD GENERAL YOU MAKE.
(<) HAPPEN STAR (2h)5:-CL'dot sky', ME LOOK-AT"over time", (>) HAPPEN ME FEEL THUNDER,
REMIND-me OH-I-SEE YOU CONTROL WORLD GENERAL.

Refrain: ||: HAPPEN? FEEL INSPIRED. WANT PRAISE GOD, ANNOUNCE YOUR WORTH. POWER YOURS. POWER YOURS. :||

2. HAPPEN ME THROUGH (<) FOREST, (>) GRASS THEREABOUTS TRAVEL,
alt.HEAR BIRD SING SWEET IN TREE SIT-ON-BRANCH"each".
HAPPEN ME MOUNTAIN CLIMB, LOOK-DOWN FAR-BELOW.
PLUS SEE RIVER PATH-FROM-FAR-AWAY AND FEEL BREEZE. Refrain

3. EACH TIME ME THINK-ABOUT GOD ALLOW HIS SON COME-TO HERE EARTH,
SEND HIM-Jesus HERE DIE. JAW-DROP, CRAZY-FOR.
KNOW-THAT JESUS WILLING MY SIN SOLVE. HOW?
CRUCIFIED. BLEED-FROM-LEFT-WRIST, BLEED-FROM-RIGHT-WRIST, DIE. Refrain

4. SOON CHRIST #BACK-FROM-Heaven. #ALL-OF-US SIGN ALLELUIA.
WE GROUP-GO-TO-Heaven. HEART-THROBwg EMOTION TAKE-OFF'pow'.
ARRIVE HEAVEN #DO-DO? HUMBLE KNEEL WORSHIP-God.
ME WILL ANNOUNCE MY GOD, POWER YOURS. Refrain


Notes: FROM-TIME-TO-TIME - [B^], PO > NDS, FO away, moves away in upward arcs.

ASTOUNDED - (2h)[S] are held in front of eyes and rapids open to (2h)[5:] and close again.

CRAZY-FOR - [5:], PO > singer, FO up, is shaken slightly from side to side.

(2h)5:-CL'dot sky' - (2h)[5:], POs away, FOs up, ascend while moving forward slightly multiple times to show how the stars dot the heavens.

REMIND-me - FT of [B^] tap against DS collarbone.

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

THEREABOUTS - [5], PO down, FO away, circles parllel to the floor. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - approximately.

SIT-ON-BRANCH"each" - NDH [1], PO down, FO > DS is used as a perch and moves > DS while [V:], PO away, FO up, taps on perch three times to show birds on branch.

FAR-BELOW - [1], twists downwards while moving away with tongue shuttling from side to side.

PATH-FROM-FAR-AWAY - [G], PO down, FO diagonally away, traces the path of a river far below.

JAW-DROP - (2h)[V:] are held so that when the DH descends it looks like a jaw dropping.

BLEED-FROM-LEFT-WRIST - NDH [5], PO way, FO up, with DH [5], PO > signer, FO > NDS, wg as it descends from the wrist as if blood were dripping from a wound.

GROUP-GO-TO-Heaven - (2h)[C], POs ><, FT touch, and both hands move together > Heaven.

HEART-THROBwg - [O^] is held at heart PO up and FTs open and close one finger at a time but rapidly.

TAKE-OFF'pow' - like the sign DEVELOP but moves rapidly and the singer mouths "pow".

Lyrics:

1. O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed:

Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul! my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze.

3. And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Rose's garden: Sacred music, scroll down, and click on "How great Thou art."

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