"I know that my Redeemer liveth" from Messiah
- George Frederick Handel

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 18 March 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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

ME KNOW* THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES. AND THAT HE-lf WILL STAND"over time" DURING LAST DAY (pause) HERE EARTH.

ME KNOW* THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES. AND THAT HE-lf WILL STAND"over time" DURING LAST DAY ||: HERE EARTH. :||

ME KNOW* THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES. AND THAT HE-lf WILL STAND"over time" DURING LAST DAY ||: HERE EARTH. :||

DOESN'T-MATTER THAT WORM DESTROY THIS BODY, ||: STILL INSIDE-SELF MY FLESH ME WILL SEE GOD. :||

ME KNOW* THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES. DOESN'T-MATTER THAT WORM DESTROY THIS BODY, STILL INSIDE-SELF MY FLESH ME WILL SEE GOD. STILL INSIDE-SELF MY FLESH ||: ME WILL SEE GOD. :||

ME KNOW* THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES. KNOW-THAT NOW CHRIST RESURRECT, DEATH SET-ASIDE. THE-lf VERY-FIRST BLOSSOM ||: AMONG THOSE-rt NOW SLEEP. :|| THE-lf FIRST BLOSSOM AMONG THOSE-rt NOW SLEEP.

||: KNOW-THAT NOW CHRIST RESURRECT, :|| DEATH SET-ASIDE. THE-lf FIRST BLOSSOM AMONG THOSE-rt NOW SLEEP.


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

REDEEMER - R-FREE AGENT.

STAND"over time" - Move stand in a vertical circle normal (perpendicular) to the gody.

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

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

FLESH - SKIN, that is pinch cheek and move it to and fro.

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

RESURRECT - [V], PO up, FO away, pronates and hops onto the palm of [B], PO up, FO away. For an animated gif of this sign, see Valley Bible Church - ASL dictionary: Resurrection.

SET-ASIDE - (2h)[B], POs > DS, with DH higher, palms are pressed against imaginary wall that is pushed to one side.

VERY-FIRST - [1], PO down, FO away, supinates like the sign FIRST, but strikes the thumb of NDH [A dot], PO > DS, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: First.

BLOSSOM - (2h)[A] are held together but the hands are twisted like the beginning of CHANGE. Hands twist back while opening to (2h)[5:] with the hands still held together.

Lyrics:

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day ||: upon the earth. :||

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day ||: upon the earth. :||

And though worms destroy this body, ||: yet in my flesh shall I see God. :||

I know that my Redeemer liveth, And though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. Yet in my flesh ||: shall I see God. :||

I know that my Redeemer liveth, for now is Christ risen from the dead, the firstfruits ||: of them that sleep, :|| the firstfruits of them that sleep.

||: For now is Christ risen :|| from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a performance of this song, go to Lynne Dawson sings "I know that my redeemer liveth".

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