Hosea - Weston Priory

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 5 February 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. GOD SAY, COME-ON #BACK-WITH ME WITH YOUR COMPLETE HEART. DON'T LET FEAR MEAN TWO-OF-US SEPARATE. TREE TALL, STRONG, STILL BEND-DOWN CAN. SAME MUST HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE SUMMON HELP. Refrain

Refrain: UP-TO-NOW ME WAIT"over time" (2h)YOU #BACK-WITH, TWO-OF-US LIVE TOGETHER NEW*. Refrain

2. GROUP-WANDER WILDERNESS, (2h)YOU LEARN PAY-ATTENTION YOUR HEART. MEAN LEARN HONEST, JUST, SOFT-HEARTED WILL. Refrain

3. (2h)YOU SLEEP, TRUST ME PEACE-OF-MIND. (2h)YOU THRILLED HAVE FAITH WILL. Refrain


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

#BACK-WITH - (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.

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

FEAR - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held far from body and move back to body in a wavy pattern.

BEND-DOWN - TREE bends downwards.

SUMMON - DH [B] taps NDH [B], PO down, FO > signer, then moves > signer while closing to an [A], PO away from signer, FO up, and moving up.

GROUP-WANDER - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs away, hands are held close but not touching and move off together as if a group were traveling but with th.

WILDERNESS - COUNTRY + (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, hands move away while closing to (2h)[S] and mouth thp.

JUST - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, tap FT while moving in a horizontal circle.

SOFT-HEARTED - HEART + (2h)[5^] descend slightly twice while closing to (2h)[O^] but hands close to heart.

PEACE-OF-MIND - (2h)[V], POs away, FOs up, are held like the peace sign of the flower children ("hippies").

Lyrics:

1. Come back to me, with all your heart. Don't let fear keep us apart. Trees do bend, though straight and tall; so must we to others' call.

Refrain: Long have I waited for your coming home to me and living deeply our new life.

2. The wilderness will lead you to your heart where I will speak. Integrity and justice with tenderness you shall know.

3. You shall sleep secure with peace; faithfulness will be your joy.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear the music (without words), go to MIDI music - H and click on "Hosea."

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