As a little child - Joseph M. Martin

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 15 May 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

(2h)YOU MUST BECOME IDEA~LIKE CHILD'short'.
IDEA~LIKE CHILD'short' COME-ON MEET HIM-ctr.
#YES, (2h)YOU MUST BECOME IDEA~LIKE CHILD'short'.
IF (2h)YOU WANT ENTER GOD HIS-ctr KINGDOM.

COME-ON MEET JESUS. RUN, HUG HIM-ctr STRONG.
COME-ON MEET JESUS. SHARE GOD HIS-ctr KINGDOM.
2h)YOU MUST BECOME IDEA~LIKE CHILD'short'.
IDEA~LIKE CHILD'short' COME-ON MEET HIM-ctr.

#YES, (2h)YOU MUST BECOME IDEA~LIKE CHILD'short'.
IF (2h)YOU WANT ENTER GOD HIS-ctr KINGDOM.
COME-ON MEET JESUS. RUN, HUG HIM-ctr STRONG.
COME-ON MEET JESUS. SHARE GOD HIS-ctr KINGDOM.

KNOW-THAT JESUS LOVES ME.
PROOF "WHAT"? BIBLE INFORM-me ME CLEAR.
CHILDREN'small' HIS FAVORITE GROUP.
THEY-lf WEAK BUT HE-ctr STRONG.

||: (3x) #YES, JESUS LOVES ME. :||
NOW SHARE GOD HIS-ctr KINGDOM CAN.
(2h)YOU SHARE GOD HIS-ctr KINGDOM TOO.
#YES, JESUS LOVES ME.


Notes: (2h)YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

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

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

#YES - [Y], PO away, FO up, moves forward sharply while changing to an [S].

KINGDOM - KING + [5], PO down, FO away, circles horizontally. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Kingdom.

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

KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.

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

Lyrics:

O you must become as a little child,
as a little child and come unto Him.
Yes, you must become as a little child
to share in the kingdom of God.

Come unto Jesus, run into His arms.
Come unto Jesus and you can share the kingdom of God.
O you must become as a little child,
as a little child and come unto Him.

Yes, you must become as a little child
to share in the kingdom of God.
Come unto Jesus, run into His arms.
Come unto Jesus and you can share the kingdom of God.

O Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong.
They are weak but He is strong.

||: (3x) Yes, Jesus loves me! :||
Now I can share the kingdom of God.
O you can share the kingdom of God.
Yes, Jesus loves me.

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