Sing a new song - Dan Schutte

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 17 January 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: SING TO LORD SOMETHING NEW*.
FROM MOUNTAIN HIGH, GO-AHEAD SING.
SING TO LORD SOMETHING NEW*. SING "WHAT"? ALLELUIA.

1. YAHWEH HIS-rt PEOPLE DANCE CELEBRATE.
COME-ON APPROACH THE-rt LORD.
PERFORM FOR HIM-rt, USE TAMBOURINE.
SHOFAR, GO-AHEAD MAKE-NOISE. Refrain

2. (2h)YOU CHILDREN, COME-ON WAKE-UP.
YOUR SAVIOR HE-lf ARRIVE.
BEFORE WE SAD, NOW HAPPY CAN.
OUR SOUL SING OVERFLOW. Refrain

3. MY SOUL HAPPY FINISH SEE
THE-rt LORD HIS-rt GLORY CLEAR.
FUTURE HEAR TRUMPET MAKE-NOISE
PEOPLE DIE, LIVE AGAIN CAN. Refrain


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

ALLELUIA! - CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting.

YAHWEH - Y-GOD.

APPROACH - (2h)[B], FOs up, DH PO away, ND is held in front of NDH and palm faces it, then both hands approach one another slightly.

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

TAMBOURINE - DH holds imaginary tambourine with [B||], NDH hits it with the heel of [B^] and DH shakes the tambourine.

SHOFAR - (2h)[S] is held close to the lips as if blowing a shofar (ram's horn). The DH, which is further from the mouth, moves away and up, changing to a [5:] in imitation of the shofar's shape.

MAKE-NOISE - Touch ear with index finger then (2h)[5], PO down, FO away, move antisymmetrically from side to side with clenched teeth.

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

OVERFLOW - [5], PO down, FO away, covers top of [S], PO > DS, FO away, and FT wiggle as the hand moves away, like a cup overflowing. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - overflow.

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.

Lyrics:

Refrain: Sing a new song unto the Lord;
let your song be sung from mountains high.
Sing a new song unto the Lord, singing alleluia.

1. Yahweh's people dance for joy.
O come before the Lord,
and play for him on glad tambourines,
and let your trumpet sound.

2. Rise, O children, from your sleep;
your Savior now has come.
He has turned your sorrow to joy
and filled your soul with song.

3. Glad my soul for I have seen
the glory of the Lord.
The trumpet sounds; the dead shall be raised.
I know my Savior lives.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to MIDI music - S. Click on "Sing a new song".

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