"God's Amazing Grace" in ASL

"God's Amazing Grace" by Luke Stricklin, expressed in American Sign Language.
[All lyrics and music are property and copyright of their owners. I am not the owner, nor do I take any credit. No copyright infringement intended.]

Requested By: selisesb and
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Hope you enjoy it!
I know it means a lot to both of you!

Lyrics:
Bottom of my boots sure are gettin' worn
there's a lot of holes in this faded uniform
My hands are black with dirt and so is my face
I aint never been to hell
but it couldn't be any worse than this place.
Tell my wife don't worry 'cause I know what to do
it makes her feel better sometimes, but I don't know if it's true.
I know if I die it's just my time to go
but I pray to God every day that I make it back home.

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you aint got, thank God for what you have
'Cause I could be raising my family in this place
but I was born an American
by Gods Amazing Grace.

For the last twelve months I've had a new address
the neighborhood smells like sewage and the streets are lined with trash.
You never know what's gonna be the next thing to explode
but unlike these people, I have another home.
It breaks my heart to see these kids out on the streets
walking barefoot through the trash, beggin' for something to eat.
I give them what I got, just to let them know I care
and I thank God it's not my son that's standing there.

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you aint got, thank God for what you have
'Cause I could be raising my family in this place
but I was born an American
by Gods Amazing Grace.

You want to talk about it, you better keep it short
cause I got a lot of lost time I gotta make up for.
Really don't care why Bush went in to Iraq
I know what I've done there and I'm damn sure proud of that.
You got somethin' bad to say about the USA
you better save it for different ears 'less you want to crawl away.
And I'll laugh in your face when you say you've got it bad
and tell you to spend some time on the streets of Baghdad

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you aint got, thank God for what you have
'Cause you could be raising your family in this place
but you were born an American, By God's Amazing Grace!!!

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[jshrimp365]

i kinda like country music.

ever since i saw your sighning video's i hav been CRAZY! about country music.

[allyballybabe]

thats so awesome that i got you hooked! :)

no one has ever told me that before!

[BUcheerChick]

yeah i'm with yost96... i like the new background... reminds me of the ASL lab

it was great seeing you.. at least for a lil bit at Homecoming :)

[allyballybabe]

hahaha. yes. :]

and i loved seeing you toooo! :)

[docnomore9]

Dear Allyson, I found it hard to watch this video. I'm retired military -- a combat vet. several times over. I am still hearing but that status is changing. And so I am learning sign. Sentence structure is kicking my hinny and my hands don't work too well anymore so lexicon is difficult. I don't suppose you'd be interested in teaching an old guy (with issues) how to string all of these words together. Just sign me as "Doc." BTW, it was beautiful. Thank you.

[HeatherDuana]

full deaf too.



[HeatherDuana]

how do I leave u a meeage and would like to be your friend too please.

[2PayRespecttoVets]

I just watched a video of this song, then watched you sign it. Made me cry. Wonderfully done. Your facial expressions along with the signing make it whole. Thank you.

[armyg8r99]

As a soldier who has served multiple times "over there"... I just wanted to say what you have done is is absolutely beautiful! thanks so much for translating this into ASL. 

[deafdonweber1]

You are so good sign langauge I am hard of hearing u are very good prove u

[kimmleach]

Wonderfully done! Saved to my faves :) You are a blessing! :)

[10MsToriLeeAnn]

Hey, Love your videos but, when your doing the sign language can you put annotations to tell what you are saying.. Good Job. i subbed!

[Loruhbby]

You are amazing, and seem like a wonderful person. Could you sign "home tonight" by Chris Rice? Or direct me somewhere I could learn it? I'm having a hard time learning it, and I am very eager to learn. Thanks so much!