All to Jesus I Surrender
Van De Venter (1855-1939) was
a teacher by profession and artist at
heart. After evangelistic meetings,
friends saw his gift in counselling &
urged him to become an evangelist.
For five years he wavered between
his love for art and God’s calling
to evangelistic ministry. He later
recalled: “I surrendered all. I became
an evangelist and discovered deep
in my soul a talent unknown to me.”
A few years later, Van De Venter
remembering that decisive
moment and wrote this hymn.
Lord, we will Surrender to You:
I once thought these things were
valuable, but now I consider them
worthless because of what Christ
has done. Yes, everything else
is Worthless when compared
with the infinite value of Knowing
Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake
I have discarded everything else,
counting it all as garbage, so that
I could gain Christ (Phil 3:7-8).
Dear Jesus, You are Lord of my life
and I purpose to hold nothing back.
I surrender all to You: my health,
family, resources & relationships.
I surrender to You the promises
I have kept and those I have
failed to keep. I surrender my
weaknesses & strengths to You.
I surrender my entire life to You
the past, present and the future.
I surrender my emotions, fears
and insecurities. In sickness
and in health, I belong to You.
Receive my will & all that I have;
for I purpose to Surrender All.
Grant me Your grace, for apart
from You I can do nothing. Amen.
Lord, I want to Know Your heart,
and perhaps the way for that
to happen is to experience
some of what You went through.
Please help me never squander
those opportunities and left to
feel what You have felt. Lord,
I open myself to what You want
to do in my life as long as it fits
Your character and purposes.
Only please make it clear. Amen.
All to Jesus I surrender,
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live…
I surrender all, I surrender all.
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all…
All to Jesus I surrender,
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power,
Let Thy blessing fall on me…Amen.