With Heart and Hands and Voices: Songs with Sign Language for Sunday School Choir and Worship

About this book

A unique collection of 20 familiar refrains hymns and songs plus sign language illustrations and instructions for the chorus song refrain or in a few cases for the entire song. Each song features suggestions of ways to teach the song and incorporate the songs in worship rehearsal or the classroom. Designed so the leader can look at the music and corresponding sign language at the same time. This collection features a compilation of twenty familiar refrains and songs as well as several new songs used in Sunday school. Unique to this collection is the provision of sign language illustrations and instructions for the chorus song refrain or in a few cases for the entire song. Additionally each song has a leader how to section with suggested ways to teach the song as well as a list of ways to use the song in worship rehearsal or classroom. The layout is designed so that leaders can look at the music and the corresponding sign language illustrations at the same time. This resource will enable participation through the use of music and sign together by choirs congregations and classroom students. List of Songs: Away in a Manger Blessed Assurance (refrain only) Blessed Be the Name Come! Come! Everybody Worship! For the Beauty of the Earth Glorify Thy Name God Is So Good He Rose (refrain only) Hes Got the Whole World in His Hands I Have Seen I Love You Lord I Stand Amazed in the Presence Jesus Loves Me Jesus Loves the Little Children Lord I Lift Your Name on High Response: Rejoice Gods People Response: Words of Peace Saints Today Saints of Old (refrain only) Shalom to You Songs of Victory (refrain only) Spreading Your Love This Little Light of Mine Key Features: Encourages faith development through the use of bodies and minds by using signing and music together Provides easy-to-follow sign language illustrations and directions Provides leaders with a way to incorporate movement into worship choir and Sunday school Provides a variety of musical styles and a mixture of twenty familiar and new songs within one collection Key Benefits: Melody and accompaniment printed on facing page in a spiral format to provide for ease in teaching music and sign together Provides suggestions for use within worship and educational settings Includes selections appropriate for use throughout the seasons of the church year for use as service music (Call to Worship Benedictions and so forth) as well as for general use in worship and educational settings