He hideth my soul - Fanny Crosby & William Kirkpatrick

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 21 July 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. JESUS MY LORD FINISH SAVE ME.
WONDERFUL THAT HE SAVE ME.
MY SOUL, HE HIDE WHERE? MOUNTAIN B-CL'cleft'.
ME ENJOY WATCH RIVER FLOW-BY.

Refrain: MY SOUL, HE HIDE WHERE? MOUNTAIN B-CL'cleft'.
COUNTRY THEREABOUTS DRY, PEOPLE THIRST.
MY LIFE, HE HIDE WHERE? HIS LOVE ME REALLY-INTO.
||: HIS HAND COVER (2h)ME. :||

2. JESUS MY LORD FINISH SAVE ME.
ALL MY BURDEN, HE (2h)C-CL'lift burden off shoulder'.
HE SCOOP-UP~LIFT, ME UPRIGHT FOREVER.
EVERYDAY STRONG, HE TEACH-me. Refrain

3. HE BLESS LONG-LIST IDEA~LIKE PUT-CROWN-ON US.
ME OVEWHELMED HIS HOLY PRESENCE,
DO-DO? THRILLED EXPRESS GLORY GOD'S.
IMAGINE* HAVE SAVIOR LIKE THAT, (1h)AWFULLY-GOOD. Refrain

4. ME LOOK-FORWARD God-HELP-me ASCEND,MY BODY body-SHINY+.
MEET-God GOD SKY THEREABOUTS.
HE SAVE ME COMPLETE. HIS LOVE WONDERFUL.
ME JOIN MILLIONS PEOPLE PRAISE HIM. Refrain


Notes: JESUS MY LORD FINISH SAVE ME does not include the concept of "wonderful" because the song is in 3/4 time and has three beats per measure. I translated it so the JESUS, LORD, and SAVE could be the three emphasized beats. "wonderful" does appear in the next translated line.

ME - The honorific index where the fingertips of [B^], PO points towards the back of the signer, run down the side of the chest.

B-CL'cleft' - Imagine a flat indented place in a mountain and sweep the hand so that it describes the back wall of that indentation.

FLOW-BY - (2h)[4], DHPO down, NDHPO up, FOs away, both hands move towards right side.

REALLY-INTO - DH [V:], PO > signer, FO up, is held high, circles horizontally, then descends rapidly into the center of [C], PO > DS, FO away.

COVER - DH [B], PO down, FO away, brushes over NDH, [B], PO down, FO > DS, from FT to wrist.

BURDEN - The same sign as FAULT.

(2h)C-CL'lift burden off shoulder' - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder as if hodling a burden, then move together to lift the burden off.

SCOOP-UP~LIFT - (2h)[B], PO down are held high and swoop down while supinating and then rise up again as if helping something mature.

UPRIGHT - Elbow of DH [S] is placed firmly in the palm of NDH [B]. Similar to the sign SET-A-RECORD, but the NDPO is up.

EVERYDAY STRONG, HE TEACH-me - I have used TEACH rather than GIVE or GIFT-TO, since one can teach strength, but can't really give it.

LONG-LIST - (2h)[O^], POs > signer, NDH is above and touches DH; both hands open to (2h)[5] while DH descends.

IDEA~LIKE - A blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.

PUT-CROWN-ON - (2h)[L:] (like BIG) place crown on head with large single movement. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Crown.

PRESENCE - TOGETHER with a small movement away and towards.

GOD'S - GOD + palm of [B] is pointed where God is spatialized.

God-HELP-me - The sign HELP is moved from high at DS towards the signer's chest.

ASCEND - DH [V] stands on NDH B, PO up and DH ascends.

body-SHINY+ - (2h)[open 8], POs > signer, alt. move away from chest while twisting slight at wrists.

COMPLETE - (2h)[B^], POs up, FOs ><, DH circles around NDH and lands on its palm. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Whole.

MILLIONS - FT of [B^] repeatedly taps palm of NDH [B], PO up, FO away, as both hands move away from body.

Lyrics:

1. A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me;
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where rivers of pleasure I see.

Refrain: He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;
He hideth my life with the depths of His love,
And covers me there with His hand,
And covers me there with His hand.

2. A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day.

3. With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,
And filled with His fullness divine,
I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God
For such a Redeemer as mine!

4. When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love
I'll shout with the millions on high.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to The cyber hymnal: He hideth my soul.

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