Come to the water - John Foley

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 12 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. ANY++ FEEL THIRSTY, COME-ON, COME-ON GET HIS-lf WATER.
ANY++ HAVE NOTHING, COME-ON, COME-ON MEET LORD.
NOT NEED MONEY; NOT NEED PAY.
LORD HIMSELF-lf ||: PAY-OFF OUR DEBT FINISH. :||

2. ANY++ SEARCH MEANING, COME-ON, COME-ON GET HIS-lf WATER.
ANY++ HAVE NOTHING, COME-ON, COME-ON MEET LORD.
NOT NEED MONEY; NOT NEED STRUGGLE.
WHY WASTE YOUR LIFE? ||: SERVE THE-lf LORD. :||

3. ANY++ WORK"over time", COME-ON, COME-ON GET HIS-lf WATER.
ANY++ EXHAUSTED, COME-ON, COME-ON MEET LORD:
ANY++ WORK"over time", REST NONE.
YOUR SOUL CAN'T REST, ||: WITHOUT LORD COMFORT (2h)YOU. :||

4. ANY++ LIVE POOR, COME-ON, COME-ON GET HIS-lf WATER.
BRING PEOPLE FEEL BURDENED, BRING (2h)#ALL MEET LORD.
BRING CHILDREN POWER power-DEFLATED.
YOUR BURDEN WILL EASY, LIGHT: ||: COME-ON MEET LORD. :||


Notes: ANY++ - [A dot], PO > NDS, FO up, twists rapidly at the wrist while moving in a horizontal circle. This means "anyone".

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

PAY-OFF - [open 8] runs middle finger up palm (> wrist), changes to a [B], PO down, and then moves back across palm.

EXHAUSTED - TIRED + [V], PO up, FO > NDS, is drawn with effort across the palm of [B], PO up, FO away.

COMFORT - Like COMFORTABLE but signed more slowly.

THE - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

BURDENED - (2h)[B^] are placed on DS shoulder and press it down so that the body tips > DS.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].

power-DEFLATED - [B||] is placed on NDS bicep with the ND hand extended and closes to an [O^] like FLAT-TIRE.

BURDEN - (2h)[B^] are placed on DS shoulder and press it down so that the body tips > DS.

Lyrics:

1. O let all who thirst, let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing, let them come to the Lord:
without money, without price.
Why should you pay the price, except for the Lord?

2. And let all who seek, let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing, let them come to the Lord:
without money, without strife.
Why should you spend your life, except for the Lord?

3. And let all who toil, let them come to the water.
And let all who are weary, let them come to the Lord:
all who labor, without rest.
How can your soul find rest, except for the Lord?

4. And let all the poor, let them come to the water.
Bring the ones who are laden, bring them all to the Lord:
bring the children without might.
Easy the load and light: come to the Lord.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to Liz's Midi File Extravaganza! and click on "Come to the Water (Foley/Schrader)."

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