I Surrender All
“Tudo Entregarei”
Letra: Judson Wheeler Van DeVenter, 1896. Published in The Young People’s Hymnal, edited by James Atkins & William James Kirkpatrick, (1838–1921) (Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1897), number 7.
Música: “I Surrender All”, Wilfield Scott Weeden, 1896. Weeden published a number of books of religious music, but this song must have been one of his favorites: its title was on his tombstone. [ — — ].
→ The song was written while I was conducting a meeting at East Palestine, Ohio, in the home of George Sebring (founder of the Sebring Campmeeting Bible Conference in Sebring, Ohio, and later developer of the town of Sebring, Florida). For some time, I had struggled between developing my talents in the field of art and going into full-time evangelistic work. At last the pivotal hour of my life came, and I surrendered all. A new day was ushered into my life. I became an evangelist and discovered down deep in my soul a talent hitherto unknown to me. God had hidden a song in my heart, and touching a tender chord, He caused me to sing.
→ A canção foi escrita enquanto eu estava conduzindo uma reunião na Palestina Oriental, Ohio, na casa de George Sebring (fundador da Sebring Campmeeting Bible Conference in Sebring, Ohio, e desenvolvedor posterior da cidade de Sebring, na Flórida). Por algum tempo, eu tinha lutado entre desenvolver meus talentos no campo da arte e entrar em trabalho evangelístico em tempo integral. Finalmente, chegou a hora crucial da minha vida, e eu entreguei tudo. Um novo dia foi introduzido na minha vida. Eu me tornei um evangelista e descobri no fundo de minha alma um talento até então desconhecido para mim. Deus tinha escondido uma canção em meu coração, e tocando um acorde terno, Ele me fez cantar.
[ Literal translation by Borges & original lyrics by Nind ]
Inocentes, Nós? Jesus me Transformou – Ginsburg