Wednesday Worship - November 11, 2015
Whenever I have sung I Surrender All, it has always struck a chord deep within my soul... Feelings of profound Worship toward my God and King... A desire to serve Jesus with all my heart, soul and strength welling up within me...
I Surrender All
Judson W. Van DeVenter, 1896
All to Jesus I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
Refrain:
I surrender all,
I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.
Refrain
All to Jesus I surrender;
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.
Refrain
All to Jesus I surrender;
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power;
Let Thy blessing fall on me.
Refrain
All to Jesus I surrender;
Now I feel the sacred flame.
Oh, the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory, to His Name!
Judson W. Van DeVenter shares in his own words how the lyrics to I Surrender All came to be...
"The song was written while I was conducting a meeting at East Palestine, Ohio, in the home of George Sebring (founder of the Sebring Campmeeting Bible Conference in Sebring, Ohio, and later developer of the town of Sebring, Florida). For some time, I had struggled between developing my talents in the field of art and going into full-time evangelistic work. At last the pivotal hour of my life came, and I surrendered all. A new day was ushered into my life. I became an evangelist and discovered down deep in my soul a talent hitherto unknown to me. God had hidden a song in my heart, and touching a tender chord, He caused me to sing."
Please enjoy WorshipVideo's offering of I Surrender All...
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I love this song and knowing the background to it makes it even more special. So glad you are my neighbor at Jennifer's tonight.
ReplyDeleteCaring through Christ, ~ linda
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Thank you so much for sharing your story. :-)
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What a lovely song and story behind the song. Thank you for sharing this week on the Art of Home-Making Mondays :)
ReplyDeleteJES, You are very welcome! :-)
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