15 Beautiful Songs About Surrender to God

What’s Inside: This carefully curated selection of 15 beautiful songs about surrender to God will have you lifting your hands in complete abandon!

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15 Beautiful Songs about Surrendering to God

Hey there, fellow surrenderer!

Are you tired of singing songs about handing over the reins to God, but secretly holding onto them like a toddler clutching their favorite toy?

Well, fear not my friend, because I’ve got a playlist that will make even the most stubborn control freak want to throw their hands up and ask Jesus to take control.

But on a more serious note- I’ve been on a writing kick about surrender, so what better way to add to that, than by sharing these beautiful songs about surrendering to God with you.

These surrender songs are perfect for when you want to pray or meditate with music in the background on the theme of surrendering to God.

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Contemporary Christian Songs About Surrender to God

Contemporary Christian songs about surrender to God have touched the hearts and souls of listeners around the world. These songs, with their powerful lyrics and soulful melodies, offer a powerful message of hope and surrender to God. I pray these songs about giving God control area blessing to you!

I Surrender- Hillsong Worhip

I love the opening lyrics of this beautiful song because it shows the biblical truth that surrender is nt a one time thing. It’s a continual lying down of self and offering ourselves to Jesus.

“Here I am- down on my knees again
Surrendering all. Surrendering all.
Find me here, Lord as you draw me near
I’m desperate for you- desperate for you.”

I Surrender All-Jadon Lavik

Jadon Lavik’s “Roots Run Deep” album is one of my all time favorite worship songs particularly because I love his acoustic guitar playing and beautiful voice. This acoutic spin on the classic hymn is worth listening to over and over.

Surrender- Jadon Lavik

Another song of surrender by Jadon that shows the battle in the mind and how we must surrender it all to Jesus.

“Another step on the path of confusion
Troubled heart can’t find it’s melody
Held under by my nature’s fall
Help up by this love for me”

Hymn of Surrender- Matt Redman

I love the opening lyrics of Matt Redman’s Hymn of Surrender because it shares how surrender is more than just an issue of the heart. In the end, surrendering to God goes beyond our motives and must be ACTed upon.

“This will be my hymn of surrender
This will be my prayer to You
To move beyond just holy intentions
And let my life be spent on You”

I Surrender All- Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns puts a melancholy acoutic spin on the verses that burst into the chorus that we should surrender all to Jesus.

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More Beautiful Songs About Surrendering to God

Here are 5 more contempory beautiful songs about surrendering to God:

Sweetly Broken- Jeremy Riddle

Perhaps this son is based upon Psalm 34:18 that says, “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.” The music sets the tone for the lyrics that we come to the cross and surrender everything to Jesus.

“At the cross, You beckon me
You draw me gently to my knees
And I am lost for words, so lost in love
I’m sweetly broken, wholly surrendered”

Lay Me Down- Chris Tomlin

I love this anthem of surrender of laying our life down to Jesus because it isn’t our own. I also love the fact that the guitar chords are added on the video to play along. The guitar player in me absolutely loves that!

‘I lay me down I’m not my own
I belong to you alone
Lay me down, lay me down
Hand on my heart this much is true
There’s no life apart from you
Lay me down, lay me down
Lay me down, lay me down’

My Heart is Yours- Passion Worship Band (featuring Kristian Stanfill)

The driving chorus of this anthem says it all:

“I lay down my life. I take up my cross Jesus
You are my God. whatever the cost. Jesus

My heart is yours. My heart is yours
Take it all. Take it all. My life in your hands.”

I Am Yours- Ian Yates

I’d not heard this one before- it’s entirely new to me.

The chorus makes a great prayer:

“Everything I am is Yours
There is nothing I want more
I’m giving You my heart
Holding nothing back
Jesus I am Yours”

Gospel Songs of Surrendering to God

I really had a difficult time finding gospel songs of surrender. If you know of any, please let me know so I can add them to my list. These gospel songs about giving it all to Jesus are a blessing!

I Surrender- Brooklyn Tabernacle Choit

A beautiful song about the continual process of surrendering to the Lord

“Humble and broken I come to you
Trusting and waiting to see what you will do
Lord, You know what’s best
And at your feet I find my rest
I’m coming to you again, Lord here I am
Here I am

I surrender, I surrender. Lord I surrender um life
I give it all to you. I surrender, I surrender
Lord I surrender my life. I give it all to you”

I Give Myself Away- William McDowell

I love this gospel song and

“Take my heart. Take my life. As a living sacrifice
All my dreams all my plans. Lord I place them in your hands

I give myself away.
I give myself away-so You can use me
I give myself away
I give myself away- so You can use me”

Hymns About Surrender to God

It was difficult finding hymns about surrender. If you know of any that I haven’t included, please let me know and I will add them to this list.

Just as I am- Charlotte Elliot

The classic hymn, just as I am, is a staple amongst hymns and we definitely can’t overlook it.

Here it is, traditional style. And simply beautiful.

“Just as I am, without one plea
And that that thy blood was shed for me.
And that thou bids me come to thee
Oh Lamb of God, I come. I come.”

Take my life and let it be- Frances R. Havergal

Another beautiful hymn of surrender.

“Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.”

Have Thine Own Way, Lord-

The lyrics to this beautiful hymn could also be a prayer asking God to mold a believer and to fashioned only as He would do.

“Have Thine own way Lord
Have Thine own way
Thou art the potter I am the clay
Mold me and make me after Thy will
While I am waiting yielded and still”

I Surrender All Hymn

I surrender all is one of the most well known classics amongst hymns on the theme of surrender. And for good reason. Check out these I surrender all lyrics.

All to Jesus surrender, All to Him I freely give
I will ever love and trust Hi, 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 Make me, Savior, wholly Thine
Let me feel Thy Holy Spirit, Truly knowing that Thou art mine

I surrender all, I surrender all
All to Thee my blessed Savior I surrender all