Lyrics
Verse 1
Here I am
Down on my knees again
Surrendering all (x2)
Verse 2
Find me here
Lord as You draw me near
Desperate for You (x2)
Chorus
I surrender
Verse 3
Drench my soul
As mercy and grace unfold
I hunger and thirst (x2)
Verse 4
With arms stretched wide
I know You hear my cry
Speak to me now (x2)
Chorus 2
I surrender (x2)
I want to know You more (x2)
Bridge 1
Like a rushing wind
Jesus breathe within
Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me
Bridge 2
Like a mighty storm
Stir within my soul
Lord have Your way
Lord have Your way in me
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
“I Surrender” is a live worship song from Hillsong UNITED, here featuring Lauren Daigle. The verses are short prayers of arrival: “Here I am, down on my knees again,” then “Find me here, Lord as You draw me near.” Each ends in a repeated phrase, “Surrendering all,” “Desperate for You,” “Speak to me now,” so that the song works like a spoken request that grows with each round.
The chorus is only two words, “I surrender,” followed by the wish “I want to know You more.” The third verse asks God to “drench my soul” and says “I hunger and thirst,” which recalls Matthew 5:6 and Psalm 42:1. The bridge changes the picture to wind and storm: “Like a rushing wind, Jesus breathe within” and “Like a mighty storm, stir within my soul.”
Throughout, the singer asks for God’s way rather than their own. The song’s center is an open-handed prayer of yielding and longing, suited to a congregation kneeling together.
Related Scripture
- Romans 12:1 Offering oneself fully to God
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
- Acts 2:2 A sound like a rushing mighty wind