EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
Refrain: THE-rt LORD HIMSELF MAKE TODAY.
COME-ON REJOICE, GO-AHEAD HAPPY.
THE-rt LORD HIMSELF MAKE TODAY.
COME-ON REJOICE. WHY? WE SAVED!
1. ME THANK YOU-rt. YOUR-rt LOVE ETERNAL.
||: YOU-rt GIFT-TO ME LIFE. :||
ME ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt MIRACLE WILL.
2. YOUR-rt HANDS RAISE-UP ME TRIUMPH.
||: YOU-rt GIFT-TO ME LIFE. :||
ME ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt MIRACLE WILL.
3. BEFORE BUILDER REJECT STONE,
||: HIT* BECOME OUR FOUNDATION. :||
ME ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt MIRACLE WILL.
4. HEAVEN, YOU-rt OPEN-GATES.
||: YOU-rt GIFT-TO ME LIFE. :||
ME ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt MIRACLE WILL.
5. YOU-rt MY STRENGTH AND MY SAVIOR.
||: YOU-rt GIFT-TO ME LIFE. :||
ME ANNOUNCE YOUR-rt MIRACLE WILL.
Notes: THE - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.
COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.
REJOICE - CELEBBRATE.
GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.
SAVED - S-FREE.
ETERNAL - ALWAYS + DH produces STILL in the usual way, and the NDH produces STILL so that it moves back over the shoulder. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Eternal.
Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.
GIFT-TO - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, nod downwards at wrist to show that something is given as a gift.
MIRACLE - GREAT WORK. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Miracle.
RAISE-UP - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs away, lower slightly, supinate, and rise up.
TRIUMPH - WIN.
FOUNDATION - NDH [S], PO > signer, FO > DS, is held out with arm parallel to the chest and DH [S], PO > signer, strikes hand from below and then strikes elbow from below.
SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.
Lyrics:
Refrain: This day was made by the Lord,
let us rejoice, let us be glad.
This day was made by the Lord,
let us rejoice in salvation.
1. I thank you, your love is eternal.
||: You have given me life. :||
I will proclaim the wonders you do!
2. Your hand raised me up in triumph.
||: You have given me life. :||
I will proclaim the wonders you do!
3. The stone which the builders rejected,
||: is the cornerstone. :||
I will proclaim the wonders you do!
4. You opened the gates of heaven.
||: You have given me life. :||
I will proclaim the wonders you do!
5. You are my strength and my Savior.
||: You have given me life. :||
I will proclaim the wonders you do!
To hear the music (without words), go to Bob Sorem's Hymn MIDI Sequences, and click on "This Day Was Made by the Lord (C. Walker) - SAB".