1 I have surrendered to the Lord,
The world no longer pleases;
I’m yielding all to his control,
Accepting only Jesus.
2 How tenderly he holds my hand!
Thro’ pastures green he leads me;
My thirsting soul he satisfies,
With heavenly manna feeds me.
3 By day by night he’s always near,
Sweet joy and comfort bringing;
Oh, how my soul exults anew
When praise to Jesus singing.
4 No noonday drought affects my soul,
In Jesus I’m confiding;
Oh, constant, sweet companionship,
With Christ in me abiding.
5 Oh, victory that’s always sure!
Oh, blest emancipation!
Oh, vanquished tempter of my soul!
Oh, free and full salvation!
Source: Melodious Sonnets #32
Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leade… Go to person page >
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