In the day of the Lord - M. D. Ridge

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 17 November 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

Refrain: HAPPEN LORD COME-#BACK EARTH,
SUN WILL BRIGHT LIKE DAWN NEVER END.
(2h)#ALL LIVING THINGS RISE-UP.
(<) DANCE, (>) TELL-STORY LORD HIS GLORY.

1. THAT DAY HAPPEN, JUSTICE WIN.
THAT DAY HAPPEN, (2h)#ALL FREE WILL.
NOTHING L-A-C-K, FEAR NONE, GO-AHEAD LIVE FREE.

2. THAT DAY HAPPEN, WORLD ASSEMBLE
WHERE? TEMPLE MOUNTAIN CONNECT-TO-rt LORD.
LORD HIS-rt LIGHT SHOW"all" RIGHT WAY.

3. MEAN SWORD WORTHLESS. MELT CHANGE, PLOW EARTH.
(<) FIGHT+, (>) WAR+, NO-MORE.
PEACE SAME'circle', L-O-V-E SAME'circle', COOPERATE GOD.

4. PAH GOD SAVE ISRAEL.
LAND DRY NOW BLOOM.
INFORM"all", DON'T FEAR. YOUR GOD ARRIVE.

5. THAT DAY HAPPEN, CHRIST SHOW"all" HIS-lf GLORY.
CRY NO-MORE. GOD CLEAN-AWAY-TEARS-me CLEAN-AWAY-TEARS"each".
PEOPLE DEAD GET-UP LEAVE GRAVE.

6. HELP OUR EYES SEE YOUR-ctr GLORY.
HELP OUR HEART UNDERSTAND.
HELP US TAKE-IN YOUR MESSAGE UNTIL YOU-ctr COME.


Notes: COME-#BACK - (2h)[B], POs > signer, FOs up, move > signer while changing to (2h)[C] and then (2h)[K].

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].

RISE-UP - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs away, lower slightly, supinate, and rise up.

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.

JUSTICE - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, tap FT while moving in a horizontal circle.

FEAR - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held far from body and move back to body in a wavy pattern.

GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

ASSEMBLE - (2h)[S], POs down, FOs ><, move > each other while opening to (2h)[5wg].

TEMPLE - T-CHURCH.

SWORD - (2H)[S], NDH acts as scabbard (sword holder) and DH pulls out sword.

PLOW - (2h)[B], NDH PO up, FO away, DH PO > NDS, FO away, DH moves along NDH palm as if plowing it and also supinates as if turning the ground over.

SAME'circle' - (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, circle horizontally. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - standard.

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.

ISRAEL - Like SWEET (with a [B]).

BLOOM - (2h)[A] are held together but the hands are twisted like the beginning of CHANGE. Hands twist back while opening to (2h)[5:] with the hands still held together.

NO-MORE - (2h)[B], POs down, cross at wrists, then uncross moving horizontally and emphatically. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - don't.

CLEAN-AWAY-TEARS-me CLEAN-AWAY-TEARS"each" - The palm side of (2h)[A] cleans away tears from under the signer's eyes, then hands turn and clean away the tears on a series of other faces.

GRAVE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, hands move > signer with in an upward arc.

TAKE-IN - (2h)[3], POs ><, FOs away, thumbs point at eye level and move several times > signer while FT wg, not thumbs. The positioning of the hands show that it could be to take it in visually or aurally.

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

Lyrics:

Refrain: In the day of the Lord, the sun will shine
like the dawn of eternal day.
All creation will rise to dance
and sing the glory of the Lord!

1. And on that day will justice triumph
and on that day will all be free:
free from want, free from fear, free to live!

2. Then shall the nations throng together
to the mountain of the Lord:
they shall walk in the light of the Lord!

3. And they shall beat their swords to plowshares;
there will be an end to war:
one in peace, one in love, one in God!

4. For Israel shall be delivered,
and the desert lands will bloom.
Say to all, "Do not fear. Here is your God!"

5. And on that day of Christ in glory,
God will wipe away our tears,
and the dead shall rise up from their graves!

6. O give us eyes to see your glory,
give us hearts to understand.
Let our ears hear your voice 'til you come!

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Bob's MIDI Sequences and click on "In the day of the Lord."

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