Monday, August 18, 2014

All to Jesus I surrender: adapted by Gus Stevens

Detail of stained glass window depicting Judas Iscariot turning away from the Last Supper, Moulins Cathedral, France.

All to Jesus I surrender;
all to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
in His presence daily live.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Lord, those words sound hollow here;
I, like Judas drawn to silver,
am not as I first appear.

All to Jesus I surrender;
even as I'm failing still
for my eyes still dark with sinning
cannot seem to find your will.

All to Jesus I surrender,
though with hesitating hands
I still cling to what I've offered
to appease your law's demands.

All to Jesus I surrender,
I who could not pay my bill.
Though I've offered only sewage,
praise Him; He receives me still.

Compare with the original here.

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