Come, ye sinners, poor and needy - Joseph Hart & William Walker

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 5 January 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

1. COME-ON, SINNER, (2h)YOU POOR, NEED SO-MUCH:
WEAK, SCARRED, SICK, HURT.
JESUS READY STAND HERE SAVE (2h)YOU.
FILLED-UP PITY, LOVE, AND POWER.

Refrain: ME GET-UP AND GO-TO-lf JESUS.
HE-lf HUG (2h)YOU WITH HIS-lf ARMS.
INSIDE ARMS MY SWEET SAVIOR,
HAVE TEN THOUSAND WAY FEEL INSPIRED.

2. COME-ON, (2h)YOU THIRSTY. COME, WE WELCOME.
GOD alt.GIFT-TO-us SHOW HIS-rt GLORY.
BELIEVE TRUE, REPENT TRUE-BIZ.
EVERY GRACE BRING GOD CLOSE. Refrain

3. COME-ON, EXHAUSTED, (2h)YOU HAVE BURDEN.
ADAM SIN RUIN YOUR CHANCE SUCCEED.
IF (2h)YOU WAIT UNTIL FEEL RIGHT TIME.
MAYBE NEVER COME THAT'S-ALL. Refrain

4. LOOK-AT HIM-lf LIE-PROSTRATE IN GARDEN.
YOUR CREATOR PRAY ON GROUND.
WITNESS CRUCIFIED BLODD-FROM-STIGMATA.
SINNERS, (2h)YOU NEED MORE? Refrain

5. KNOW-THAT GOD BECOME HUMAN ASCEND.
HE-lf BEG HEAVENLY-FATHER FORGIVE US.
ACCEPT HIS-lf FAITH, ACCEPT ALL.
TRUST OTHERS SAVE (2h)YOU, DON'T. Refrain

6. DON'T ALLOW YOUR(plural) DOUBT CONTINUE.
DON'T DREAM SOMEDAY (2h)YOU WHOLE WILL.
ONLY-ONE THING HE-lf REQUIRE.
RECOGNIZE (2h)YOU NEED HIM-lf NOW. Refrain


Notes: SINNER - (2h)[X] touch their respective sides of the mouth, descend to neutral space and circle antisymmetrically parallel to the chest + AGENT. For an animated gif of the first part of the sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Sin.

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

SO-MUCH - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, separate while "so much" is mouthed.

SCARRED - FT of [X] scratches across forehead above DS eyebrow with gritted teeth.

SAVE - S-FREE.

FILLED-UP - [B], PO down, FO > NDS, is held close to body, starts rising from below waist and strikes chin in its rising.

SAVIOR - S-FREE AGENT.

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

alt.GIFT-TO-us - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands alt. flip thumb sides > signer.

GLORY - (2h)[5], POs><, FOs away from signer, DH which is on top wiggles fingers while ascending. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Glory.

REPENT - R-CHANGE.

TRUE-BIZ - TRUE + (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, DH brushes from side to side across NDH wrist.

GRACE - [O^] or [S], held high and PO > Heaven, supinates and opens to [5] while being brought towards head. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Grace.

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

BURDEN - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs up, are placed on DS shoulder and press it down so that the body tips > DS.

ADAM - [A] taps DS temple with thumb tip 2x.

RUIN - Looks like TEASE, but with a single movement and a negative face.

THAT'S-ALL - FINISH with the mouthing "that's all".

LIE-PROSTRATE - Bow with dorsal (back) side of [V] pressed against palm of [B], PO up, FO away.

GARDEN - (2h)[G], PO ><, FOs away, touch, then trace out a horizontal rectangle.

CREATOR - C-MAKE AGENT.

WITNESS - [1] touches under eye while head moves down.

CRUCIFIED - Pinky side of [S] is "driven" into palm of [B], PO away, FO up, then vice versa + hold (2h)[B] out, POs away, as if on the cross.

BLODD-FROM-STIGMATA - [4] indicated blood flowing from ND palm, and then change dominance and repeat.

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

HUMAN - H-BODY.

ASCEND - FT of [V:] touch plam of [B], PO up, FO away, then DH rises in a wavy pattern.

HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH is held against forehead, NDH close to but lower, both hands open to (2h)[5] while moving upwards. HEAVEN may be added to this. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Heavenly Father - 1.

FAITH - Like THINK TRUST but with elevated hands and eyes to show the trust is spiritual.

ALL - (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.

OTHERS - [A dot], PO > NDS, FO away, twists repeatedly while moving in a horizontal circle.

DOUBT - (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, alt. ascend and descend.

SOMEDAY - WILL/FUTURE but hand twists slightly at wrist as it moves forward.

WHOLE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, are held side by side and the hands descend, supinate, and end with POs up by traveling in a circle.

ONLY-ONE - [1], PO down, FO away, moves upward rapidly and supinates (twists) until PO > singer, FO up.

Lyrics:

1. Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and power.

Refrain: I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
O there are ten thousand charms.

2. Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God's free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh. Refrain

3. Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you're better,
You will never come at all. Refrain

4. View Him prostrate in the garden;
On the ground your Maker lies.
On the bloody tree behold Him;
Sinner, will this not suffice? Refrain

5. Lo! th'incarnate God ascended,
Pleads the merit of His blood:
Venture on Him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude. Refrain

6. Let not conscience make you linger,
Not of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him. Refrain

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to Come, ye sinners, poor and needy.

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