Clay Crosse I Surrender All Lyrics

I Surrender All Lyrics

I have wrestled in the darkness of this lonely pilgrim land
Raising strong
and mighty fortresses that I alone command
But these castles I've
constructed by the strength of my own hand
Are just temporary kingdoms on
foundations made of sand

In the middle of the battle I beleive I've
finally found
I'll never know the thrill of victory 'til I'm willing to lay
down
All my weapons of defense and earthly strategies of war
So I'm
laying down my arms and running helplessly to Yours

I surrender all my
silent hopes and dreams
Though the price to follow costs me everything
I
surrender all my human soul desires
If sacrafice requires
That all my
kingdoms fall
I surrender all

If the source of my ambition is the
treasure I obtain
If I measure my successes on a scale of earthly gain
If
the focus of my vision is the status I attain
My accomplishments are
worthless and my efforts are in vain

So I lay aside these trophies to
pursue a higher crown
And should You choose somehow to use the life I
willingly lay
down
I surrender all the triumph for it's only by Your
grace
I relinquish all the glory, I surrender all the
praise

Everything I am, all I've done, and all I've known
Now belongs
to You, the life I live is not my own
Just as Abraham laid Isaac on the
sacraficial fire
If all I have is all that You desire
I surrender all