I give you my heart - Michael W. Smith

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 13 November 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

MY TOP-PRIORITY "WHAT"?
WANT HONOR YOU-ctr.
LORD, ME WORSHIP YOU-ctr
WITH MY COMPLETE HEART.
EVERYTHING INSIDE-SELF ME
PRAISE YOUR-ctr HOLY NAME.
EVERYTHING ME CHERISH
THAT YOU-ctr.

Refrain: LORD, MY HEART, GIVE-HEART YOU-ctr.
MY SOUL, ME LIFT-UP~OFFER~YOU-ctr.
ME LIVE ONLY FOR YOUR-ctr WILL.
EACH TIME ME BREATHE,
EACH MOMENT ME AWAKE.
LORD, DO YOUR-ctr WILL THROUGH ME.


Notes: TOP-PRIORITY - [S], PO > NDS, FO away, is held below [5], PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH pass the FTs and ends up above NDH.

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

WORSHIP - NDH is clasped over DH [S] and hands circle perpendicular to the chest. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Worship.

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.

INSIDE-SELF - The FT of [C] are held against the chest and stuff the FT of [O^] into the [C] twice.

HOLY - H-CLEAN. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Holy - 1.

GIVE-HEART - (2h)[C], POs ><, knuckles are curled so that hands make a valentine shape; this is held against heart and then brought forward.

LIFT-UP~OFFER~YOU - (2h)[B], PO down are held high and swoop down while supinating and then rise up again as if helping something mature and the hands continue up and FTs are directed > Heaven.

WILL - WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.

BREATHE - (2h)[5], POs > signer, moves towards and away from the signer.

Lyrics:

This is my desire:
To honour You
Lord, with all my heart.
I worship You.
All I have within me,
I give You praise.
All that I adore
Is in You.

Refrain: Lord, I give You my heart.
I give You my soul.
I live for You alone.
Every breath that I take,
Every moment I'm awake,
Lord, have Your way in me.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to I Give You My Heart - iWORSHIP - Audio CD Trax (Tracks) (UPC: 000768234990) and click on "I Give You My Heart (Original Master Recording & Demonstration)".

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