Lord, Who at Thy First Eucharist - William H. Turton & William H. Monk

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 6 October 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. LORD YOU-lf PRAY DURING EUCHARIST FEAST
THAT ALL YOUR-lf CHURCH UNITE FOREVER.
GIFT-TO US EACH EUCHARIST STRENGTH
OUR HEART AND SOUL ACCEPT YOUR-lf WILL.
PRAY WE ONE* LIKE BREAD, YOUR-lf BODY
SACRAMENT YOU-lf BLESS, INFLUENCE US UNITE.

2. WE PRAY PLEASE HELP YOUR-lf CHURCH, LORD.
(<) DISAGREE, (>) DISAGREE, PLEASE CAUSE COME-TO-END.
WE BEG HELP US FEEL MORE CLOSE.
HOW? WE CLOSE-TO YOU-lf, PRINCE PEACE.
MEAN WE ONE* LIKE BREAD, YOUR-lf BODY
SACRAMENT YOU-lf BLESS, INFLUENCE US UNITE.

3. WE PRAY YOU-lf HELP THOSE-lf OFF-PATH-lf&rt.
BRING THEM-lf #BACK-WITH-GOD LIKE SHEPHERD GOOD.
#BACK-TOGETHER FAITH OUR SAINTS BELIEVE.
#BACK-TOGETHER CHURCH STILL BELIEVE LIKE LONG-AGO.
SOON WE ONE* LIKE BREAD, YOUR-lf BODY
SACRAMENT YOU-lf BLESS, INFLUENCE US UNITE.

4. SOMEDAY LORD, WE NOT NEED SACRAMENT CONTINUE.
WE LOOK-FORWARD TOGETHER YOUR-lf CHURCH IN HEAVEN.
UNITED YOUR-lf SAINTS, PEACE CONTINUE"over time".
UNITED YOUR-lf SAINTS, LOVE CONTINUE"over time".
YOU-lf BLESS US MORE WITH PEACE AND LOVE.
WE PAH UNITED LIKE TRINITY.


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

EUCHARIST - [F], PO > signer's face, FO up, makes the sign of the cross at the mouth.

FEAST - (2h)alt.EAT. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Feast.

GIFT-TO - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, nod downwards at wrist to show that something is given as a gift.

WILL - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

SACRAMENT - S-CROSS.

BLESS - (2h)[O^], POs ><, held at mouth. Hands are brought downwards while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Bless.

(<) DISAGREE, (>) DISAGREE - Turn > DS and sign DISAGREE, then turn > NDS and sign it.

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.

COME-TO-END - Like the sign END but it starts further back on the forearm to show a process.

OFF-PATH-lf&rt - DH [S], PO > NDS, flicks finger > NDS from off [1], PO > NDS, FO up. Then DH flicks > DS.

#BACK-WITH-God - (2h)[B], POs ><, FOs up, are held with NDH close to the body and the DH high and close to where God is spatialized. The hands transition to a C and then a K while rushing towards each other and contacting.

SHEPHERD - SHEEP SUPERVISE AGENT.

#BACK-TOGETHER - (2h)[B], POs ><, FOs up, are held at respective sides. The hands transition to a C and then a K while rushing towards each other and contacting.

SAINTS - S-NICE+.

SOMEDAY - WILL/FUTURE but fingers wg as the hand moves forward.

PAH! - Like SUCCEED but "pah" is mouthed and has the meaning of "at long last". For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - finally.

TRINITY - NDH [B^], PO > singer, FO > DS, is held in front of and below [3], PO > signer, FO up, and DH is brought down, under NDH, and then up in front of it while changing to [1]. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Trinity.

Lyrics:

1. Lord, who at thy Eucharist didst pray
that all thy Church might be forever one,
grant us at every Eucharist to say
with longing heart and soul, "thy will be done."
O may we all one Bread, one Body be,
through this blest Sacrament of unity.

2. For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede;
make thou our sad divisions soon to cease;
draw us the nearer each to each, we plead,
by drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace;
thus may we all one Bread, one Body be,
through this blest Sacrament of unity.

3. We pray thee too for wanderers from thy fold;
O bring them back, good Shepherd of the sheep,
back to the faith which saints believed of old,
back to the Church which still that faith doth keep;
soon may we all one Bread, one Body be,
through this blest Sacrament of unity.

4. So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
may we be one with all thy Church above,
one with thy saints in one unbroken peace,
one with thy saints in one unbounded love;
more blessèd still, in peace and love to be
one with the Trinity in Unity.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to CD Baby: THOMAS JONES: Gift of Finest Wheat, and click on "11 Lord, Who at Thy First Eucharist".

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