I Surrender
Hillsong Live Lyrics


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Here I am
Down on my knees again
Surrendering all
Surrendering all

And find me here
Lord as You draw me near
Desperate for You
Desperate for You

I surrender

Drench my soul
As mercy and grace unfold
I hunger and thirst
I hunger and thirst

With arms stretched wide
I know You hear my cry
Speak to me now
Speak to me now

I surrender
I surrender
I wanna know You more
I wanna know You more

I surrender
I surrender
I wanna know You more
I wanna know You more

Like a rushing wind
Jesus breathe within
Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me

Like a mighty storm
Stir within my soul
Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me

Like a rushing wind
Jesus breathe within
Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me

Like a mighty storm
Stir within my soul
Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me

Like a rushing wind
Jesus breathe within
Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me

Like a mighty storm
Stir within my soul
Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me

Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me

I surrender
I surrender
I wanna know You more
I wanna know You more

I surrender
I surrender




I wanna know You more
I wanna know You more

Overall Meaning

The Hillsong Live song "I Surrender" is a powerful declaration of surrendering oneself completely to God. The song starts off with the lyrics "Here I am, down on my knees again, surrendering all" which encapsulates the essence of the song. The lyricist is surrendering all their fears, doubts, and insecurities to God and humbly acknowledging that God is in control. Throughout the song, the lyricist expresses their desperation for God and their desire to know Him more.


The second verse of the song continues the theme of surrendering to God's will. The lyricist is asking God for His mercy and grace to drench their soul, and they express their deep hunger and thirst for God. The chorus of the song is a repeated declaration of surrendering to God. It is a reminder that the only way to truly know God is to submit yourself entirely to Him.


The bridge of the song is the most powerful section. The lyricist is asking Jesus to breathe within them and to have His way in their life. They acknowledge that God's ways are higher than their ways and they surrender their desires to His will. The imagery used in this section is remarkable - "like a rushing wind" and "like a mighty storm" - both illustrate how the presence of God can move within and stir one's soul.


Overall, "I Surrender" is a beautiful worship song that captures the essence of complete surrender to God. It is a song about acknowledging our dependency on God and submitting ourselves to His will.


Line by Line Meaning

Here I am
I am present and ready to give my all to you.


Down on my knees again
I am humbly coming to you in submission and reverence.


Surrendering all
I am giving up everything to follow and serve you.


And find me here
I am seeking your presence and guidance.


Lord as You draw me near
Please draw me closer to you, for I desire nothing else.


Desperate for You
I am in great need of you, for you are my sustenance and strength.


I surrender
I submit myself to your will and authority.


Drench my soul
Please immerse me in your love and grace.


As mercy and grace unfold
May your infinite mercy and grace be revealed to me in fullness.


I hunger and thirst
I crave your presence and your word, for it sustains me.


With arms stretched wide
I am open and receptive to you, surrendering my whole being.


I know You hear my cry
I believe that you listen to my prayers and that you care for me.


Speak to me now
Please give me your words of wisdom and truth, for I am listening.


I wanna know You more
I desire to deepen my relationship with you and to understand you more fully.


Like a rushing wind
May your presence and power come upon me like a strong wind.


Jesus breathe within
May your Holy Spirit dwell within me and breathe new life into me.


Lord have Your way
Please take control of my life and lead me where you will.


Like a mighty storm
May your power and presence stir within me like a powerful storm.


Stir within my soul
May your Spirit move and work within me, transforming me from within.


Lord have Your way in me
Please have complete control of my heart, mind, and soul.


I surrender
I trust you completely and submit myself to your authority.


I wanna know You more
My heart longs to know you more deeply and intimately.


Lord have Your way in me
Please continue to guide and transform me according to your will.


Lord have Your way in me
May your will always be done in my life.


I surrender
I acknowledge that I am powerless without you, and I give my life to you.


I wanna know You more
My deepest desire is to intimately know and walk with you each day.


I surrender
I give up my own plans and desires to follow and serve you wholeheartedly.


I wanna know You more
May the intimacy of our relationship grow deeper each day.




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Written by: Matthew Philip Crocker

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@maryam-qh8sj

Jesus is the christ & the messiah but he is NOT God !! read the bible before you claim him to be God.
‘God is not a man’ (Numbers 23:19)
‘For I am God, and not man’ (Hosea 11:9)
‘Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know.’ (Acts 2:22)
‘For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus’ (Tim. 2:5)


The Bible says that Jesus denied he is God
Jesus spoke to a man who had called him ‘good,’ asking him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.’ (Luke 18:19)


Jesus constantly says throughout the Bible that the Father is the greater than him. How can something or someone be greater than God?
‘My Father is greater than I’ (John 14:28)
‘My father is greater than all.’ (John 10:29)


Jesus never instructed his disciples to worship him
‘When you pray, say Our Father which art in heaven.’ (Luke 11:2)
‘The hour cometh and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him.’ (John 4:23)


Jesus served & prayed to the Father.
‘that they might know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.’ (John 17:3)
‘he continued all night in prayer to God.’ (Luke 6:12)
‘Just as the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve’ (Matthew 20:28)


How did Jesus pray to God?
‘he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father’ (Matthew 26:39)
‘During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.’ (Hebrews 5:7) So, basically he didn't want to die for your sins willingly.


‘Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.’ (Acts 2:22)


For Peter, Jesus was a servant of God (Confirmed In Matthew 12:18)
‘The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus.’ (Acts 3:13)
‘God raised up his servant’ (Acts 3:26)
‘your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.’ (Acts 4:27)
‘of Your holy servant Jesus.’ (Acts 4:30)
‘Behold, My servant, whom I have chosen, in whom My soul is well pleased.’ (Matt 12:18) Since Jesus is God’s servant, Jesus can not be God. he says it over & over again.


God is all powerful. Jesus, being a man, is not.
‘The son can do nothing by himself; he can only do what he sees his Father doing.’ (John 5:19)
‘I can of mine own self do nothing.’ (John 5:30)


he did miracles with God's permission. just like the other prophets before him.
‘he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.’ (Acts 10:38)
‘An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him – in the garden of Gethsemane’ (Luke 22:43) so if you still consider Jesus is God, then why does he need support from the angels? why does he need assistance or strength? God is all powerful. Jesus, being a prophet (a man), is not.


The Bible says that Jesus wanted God’s will to be done
‘not my will but Yours be done.’ (Luke 22:42)
‘I do not seek my own will, but the will of Him who sent me.’ (John 5:30)
‘For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of Him that sent me.’ (John 6:38)


The concept of Jesus, Father & Holy Spirit is One is never mentioned in the bible. In fact, The Bible says Jesus regarded himself and God as two & that the father again is above him and not his equal.
‘I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father.’ (John 8:17-18:)
‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.’ (John 14:1)
‘Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.’ (1 Corinthians 11:3)


Jesus had limited knowledge, but god’s knowledge is infinite. Since Jesus did not know, he was not all-knowing, and therefore, he cannot be the God whose knowledge is all-encompassing.
‘No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the son, but only the Father.’ (Mark 13:32)
But God is All Wise & does not need to learn: Jesus grew in wisdom, but God is all wise ‘Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.’ (Psalms 147:5)
‘And Jesus increased in wisdom.’ (Luke 2:52)
God does not need to learn, but Jesus learned: ‘Although he was a son, he learned obedience’ (Heb. 5:8)


Bible says that Jesus was tempted, but God cannot be tempted
’tempted in every way – just as we are’ (Heb. 4:15)
‘for God cannot be tempted by evil’ (James 1:13)
Since God can not be tempted, but Jesus was, therefore, Jesus was not God.


Bible says that Jesus lived because of God
‘I live because of the Father.’ (John 6:57)
Jesus cannot be God because he depended on God for his own existence.


Bible says that Jesus’ powers were given to him
‘All power is given unto me.’ (Matt 28:18)
‘The son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do’; and directly after ‘I can of mine own self do nothing.’ (John 5:19, 30)
God is all-powerful, no one gives God His powers, otherwise He would not be God because He would be weak. Therefore, Jesus could not be God.


Bible says that God made Jesus ‘Lord’!
‘God has made this Jesus both Lord and Christ.’ (Acts 2:36)
‘Lord’ is used in many ways in the Bible, and others beside God and Jesus are called ‘Lord.’ For example:
1) property owners (Matt. 20:8)
2) heads of households (Mark 13:35)
3) slave owners (Matt. 10:24)
4) husbands (1 Pet. 3:6)
5) a son called his father Lord (Matt. 21:30)
6) the Roman Emperor was called Lord (Acts 25:26)
7) Roman authorities were called Lord (Matt. 27:63)


Bible says that Jesus called the Father ‘my God’
‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?’ (Matt. 27:46)
‘I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.’ (John 20:17)
‘the temple of my God the name of my God the city of my God comes down out of heaven from my God.’ (Rev. 3:12)
Jesus did not think of himself as God, instead Jesus’ God is the same as ours.


i seriously can go on forever & ever. idk where this trinity idea cam into place... even the word trinity is not mentioned in the bible. what is mentioned in the bible is that God is not a god of confusion. TAKE OFF THE DUST FROM YOUR BIBLE & READ IT. you'd then come to see that he Jesus was a prophet, a messenger, a christ & a messiah that was sent by the Father.


ask me questions if you have & i'll happily answer them if i can :))



@rishabhraj_

I was born in Hindu family.
9 years back I got an urge to find truth, How is God.
I used to hate Christ for 4-5 years.
I was so against Christ, Spreading hatered about Christianity and Jesus and I said this to myself. I will become an atheist but can't believe that Jesus is Lord.
And one night I was so depressed, I said God who you are I wanna know you while listening this song (somebody shared me this song)

And God said to me that "Son I am your might father, to whome you are seeking it's me" and holy spirit touched me.
And I cried alot that night.
And from that day I accepted Christ as my personal saviour.

And I started reading scripture going church, and God starts talking to me, blessed me with job, career financial and spiritually.
But from last year thing have been changed my parents got to know I follow Jesus.
They are against Christ, not because they hate but because they don't know the love of Christ.
And they restricted me to go Church, read scriptures.
I said to me don't worship Hindu god but also don't go Church n all.
They think I am brainwashed.

And it's been a year I stopped reading Bible, worshiping and praying.
And God is calling me.

Please pray for my family. That they shall know Christ.



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