When Hearts and Hands Worship

For many years our Visual Communicator, Mary Abernathy, utilized her love of music and drama as well as fluency in sign language to visually interpret our music so that all may worship—whether they hear the musicians or worship visually. Visual interpretation adds a whole new dimension to the message of the songs and worship experience. As one concert attendee wrote, Mary has a special gift for communicating the meaning of the songs and the wonder of the music through her gestures. To watch her transform the beauty that we could hear into something that could be seen was mesmerizing. Her hands, her body, and her expression were fully employed in communicating the splendor of the songs, and drawing the deaf and hearing people alike to worship our God.

When Hearts & Hands Worship is a DVD of National Christian Choir's recorded anthems Mary personally selected, as well as one particular song that beautifully summarizes her ministry—"When the Heart Sings." Other titles include:

I Choose to Believe The Twelve Days of Christmas Praise  Peace, Peace  Blessed Assurance  How Great Thou Art I'd Rather Have Jesus  Great Is Thy Faithfulness  In the Garden  Praise His Holy Names  The Old Rugged Cross  Hallelujah, Praise the Lamb It Is Well With My Soul  Midnight Cry No More Night