I Surrender
Surrendering to Love: Embracing Divine Guidance Through Faithful Submission
Lyrics
Have Thine Own way, Lord, have Thine Own way
Expressing a desire for God to have control and authority in one's life.
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay
Acknowledging God as the creator and oneself as moldable, like clay in the hands of a potter.
Mold me and make me after Thy will
Requesting God to shape and form the individual according to His divine plan.
While I am waiting, yielded and still
Committing to patience and stillness while waiting for God's guidance.
Oh, oh, oh
Expressing surrender or submission with an emotional interjection.
How foolish to think that I could have a better plan
Reflecting on the folly of having personal plans compared to God's all-encompassing perspective.
Than the One who sees all history in one Almighty glance
Acknowledging God's omniscience and understanding of all of history at once.
And who do I think I am to say my way's preferred
Questioning one's audacity to prefer personal plans over God's divine wisdom.
When He thought up and made the whole world simply by His word
Recognizing God's creative power in the formation of the entire world through His spoken word.
Oh I surrender to the King
Expressing a complete surrender to God as the ultimate authority and ruler.
He is Lord of everything
Affirming God's sovereignty over all aspects of life.
He is good and He loves me
Acknowledging God's goodness and love towards the individual.
So I give up my own way gladly
Willingly giving up one's own plans and desires for God's way.
Oh, oh, oh
Reiterating the surrender with an emotional interjection.
He's powerful and holy, long-suffering and kind
Describing God as powerful, holy, patient, and kind.
My Maker, who says He is love, has got me on His mind
Acknowledging God as the Creator who claims to be love and cares for the individual.
In Him there is no darkness so I fully believe
Affirming the absence of darkness in God and trusting in His goodness.
the One who authored creation writes only good stories
Believing that the author of creation writes only positive and uplifting stories.
So I surrender to the King
Repeating the act of surrender to God as the King.
He is Lord of everything
Reiterating God's lordship over everything in life.
He is good and He loves me
Acknowledging God's goodness and love as reasons for surrendering personal plans.
So I give up my own way gladly
Repeated expression of willingly giving up personal desires for God's way.
Oh, oh, oh
Emotional interjection emphasizing the surrender to God.
Have Thine Own way, Lord, have Thine Own way
Repetition of the initial desire for God to have His own way.
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay
Reaffirmation of God as the Potter and the individual as the clay.
Oh Lord, just take and mold me, I want to do Your will
Pleading for God to take and shape the individual, expressing a willingness to do His will.
I'll be right here and waiting, yielded and still
Committing to wait patiently and remain yielded while God works.
I surrender to the King
Restating the surrender to God as the King.
He is Lord of everything
Reiterating God's lordship over all aspects of life.
He is good and He loves me
Affirming God's goodness and love as reasons for surrendering personal plans.
So I give up my own way gladly
Final expression of willingly giving up personal desires for God's way.
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