ONLY-ONE SPARK NEED, START FIRE.
SOON #ALL-OF-THEM AROUND CAN FEEL GLOW.
PARALLEL GOD HIS-rt LOVE.
(2h)YOU EXPERIENCE FINISH.
SOON SPREAD"step by step" TO EVERYONE.
EACH PERSON PASS-IT-ON.

HAPPEN SPRING ARRIVE, TIME-PERIOD GREAT.
TREES, (2h)#ALL HAVE BUD,
BIRD THEY-lf SING, FLOWER BLOSSOM"each".
PARALLEL GOD HIS-rt LOVE.
(2h)YOU EXPERIENCE FINISH.
(2h)YOU WANT SING, FRESH IDEA~LIKE SPRING.
EACH PERSON PASS-IT-ON.

ME WISH FOR (2h)YOU, FRIENDS,
HAPPY, FEEL you-SAME-AS-me ME.
(2h)YOU DEPEND-ON-God GOD CAN.
YOUR(pl) BACKGROUND NOT IMPORTANT.

||: ME SHOUT FROM MOUNTAIN PEAK: PRAISE GOD!
ME REALLY-WANT WORLD KNOW,
LORD OFFER LOVE VISIT ME,
ME REALLY-WANT PASS-IT-ON. :||

Notes: SPARK - DH [S] is held above NDH [1], PO > DS, FO up, and DH flicks finger at NDH.

#ALL-OF-THEM - [A], PO up, FO > DS is held at DS then swings away in an arc and ends [L^], PO up, FO > NDS.

AROUND - [5], PO down, FO away, circles above NDH [1], PO > DS, FO up.

GLOW - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, hands open slowly and then close.

PARALLEL - (2h)[1], POs down, FOs away, move forward. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Parallel.

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

PASS-IT-ON - The sign GIVE is repeated while moving from NDS to DS.

TIME-PERIOD - [T], PO > NDS, FO up, travels in a vertical plane parallel to the NDH and makes contact with NDH [B], PO > DS, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Period - Time.

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

BUD - Starts like MORE, but opens slightly to (2h)[5^], without hands separating.

BLOSSOM - (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.

FRESH - (2h)[5], PO > face, hands move like FRIENDLY but fingers don't wg.

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

FRIENDS - Interlocked (2h)[X] move in a horizontal circle.

BACKGROUND - Like LAW but the HS at the top of the palm is a [B] and at the bottom, a [G].

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

PEAK - (2h)[B] move upwards at diagonals that meet at a peak.

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

Lyrics:

It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
And soon all those around can warm up in its glowing;
That's how it is with God's Love,
Once you've experienced it,
Your spread the love to everyone
You want to pass it on.

What a wonderous time is spring,
When all the tress are budding
The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming;
That's how it is with God's love,
Once you've experienced it.
You want to sing, it's fresh like spring,
You want to pass it on.

I wish for you my friend
This happiness that I've found;
You can depend on God
It matters not where you're bound,
I'll shout it from the mountain top - PRAISE GOD!
I want the world to know
The Lord of love has come to me
I want to pass it on.

I'll shout it from the mountain top - PRAISE GOD!
I want the world to know
The Lord of love has come to me
I want to pass it on.

To hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to Pass it on and click on the play arrow.