As water to the thirsty - Timothy Dudley-Smith & David Haas

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 13 March 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

1. LIKE WATER FOR SOMEONE THIRSTY, LIKE BEAUTY MAKE EYES ENJOY,
LIKE STRENGTH AFTER FEEL WEAK, LIKE SPREAK TRUTH INSTEAD-OF alt.LIE,
LIKE SONG TIME-PERIOD AND SPRING TIME-PERIOD AND SUMMER TIME-PERIOD SOON ARRIVE,
THAT LIKE MY LORD, MY LIVING LORD, THAT LIKE MY LORD TO ME.

2. LIKE CALM INSTEAD-OF NOISE, LIKE PEACE-SIGN AFTER PAIN,
LIKE #BACK-TOGETHER AFTER BREAK-#UP, LIKE SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN,
LIKE MOON LIGHT AND STAR LIGHT AND SUNSHINE ON SEA,
THAT LIKE MY LORD, MY LIVING LORD, THAT LIKE MY LORD TO ME.

3. Instrumental solo.

4. LIKE SLEEP AFTER SICK"over time", COLOR GOLD INSTEAD-OF GRAY,
LIKE FREE AFTER SLAVE, LIKE SUNSHINE DURING DAY,
ARRIVE HOME AFTER TRAVEL, EVERYTHING WE REALLY-WANT SEE,
THAT LIKE MY LORD, MY LIVING LORD, THAT LIKE MY LORD TO ME.


Notes: TIME-PERIOD - [T], PO > NDS, FO up, travels in a vertical plane parallel to the NDH and makes contact with NDH [B], PO > DS, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Period - Time.

LIVING - LIVE+.

PEACE-SIGN - (2h)[V], POs away, FOs up, are held at shoulder level.

#BACK-TOGETHER - (2h)[B], POs ><, FOs up, are held at respective sides. The hands transition to a C and then a K while rushing towards each other and contacting.

BREAK-#UP - BREAK + both hands fingerspell U-P.

FEVER - [1] is put in mouth like a thermometer, then fingers are crossed as in MONTH, but the DH moves up from below as if the thermometer was shooting up.

SLAVE - (2h)[S], PO down, crossed at wrists, swing from side to side. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Slave.

REALLY-WANT - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

Lyrics:

1. As water to the thirsty, as beauty to the eyes,
as strength that follows weakness, as truth instead of lies,
as song time and springtime and summertime to be,
so is my Lord, my living Lord so is my Lord to me.

2. Like calm in place of clamour, like peace that follows pain,
like meeting after parting, like sunshine after rain,
like moonlight and starlight on the sea,
so is my Lord, my living Lord so is my Lord to me.

3. Instrumental solo.

4. As sleep that follows fever, as gold instead of grey,
as freedom after bondage, as sunshine to the day,
as home to the traveller and all we long to see,
so is my Lord, my living Lord so is my Lord to me.

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