“I Surrender All” is a Christian hymn with words written by American art teacher and musician Judson W. Van DeVenter. It was put to music by Winfield S. Weeden and published in 1896.
All to Jesus I surrender
All to Him I freely give
I will ever love and trust Him
In His presence daily live
That sounds like a wonderful endeavor, but in reality it is truly an insurmountable obstacle if a person is not filled with the Holy Spirit. Maybe it would be better to approach God like the tax collector in:
Luke 18:9-14
Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
We do not have anything to offer God for our salvation, but after salvation it is only reasonable to offer ourselves for His service.
Give it some thought.
Gary