I Surrender All in Tonic Solfa
I Surrender All in Tonic Solfa to SURRENDER: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the five verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mAll--mtofJe--msus- | rI--rsur-mren--rder,- |
| dAll--dtofHim-mI- | rfree--mly-dgive;--- |
| mI--mwillfev--mer- | rlove--randmtrust-rHim,- |
| dIn--dHisfpres--mence- | rdai--mly-dlive.--- |
| d'I--tsur-lren--sder- | fall,-----__ |
| tI--lsur-sren--fder- | mall;-----__ |
| mAll--ftolThee,-smy- | d'bless---tedtSav--lior,- |
| sI--fsur-mren--rder- | dall.------- |
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- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (F♯)
- Range
- d to d' (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- SURRENDER
- Words
- Judson W. Van DeVenter
- Music
- Winfield S. Weeden
Tune SURRENDER by Winfield S. Weeden (1847–1908); words by Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855–1939). Sources and licences.
The solfa line by line
The same solfa as plain text, a line of the hymn at a time, with the words of the first verse under it — easy to copy into your own notes or a message to the choir. To print it, download the solfa as a PDF.
Doh is D · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in D major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
All to Jesus I surrender,
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
Refrain
I surrender all,
I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Humbly at His feet I bow;
Worldly pleasures all forsaken,
Take me, Jesus, take me now.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power,
Let Thy blessing fall on me.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Now I feel the sacred flame;
Oh, the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory, to His Name!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum D and sing d r m f s up from it, so the whole choir has the key in their ears before you start.
- Pitch the first note. The tune starts on m (F♯).
- Count the time. 4/4 means four crotchet beats in each bar. In the grid every cell is half a crotchet: a dash (–) holds the note before it, and _ is a rest.
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l t. A comma after a note (s,) is the octave below; an apostrophe (d') is the octave above.
New to solfa? Read how to read Tonic Solfa and how to find the doh of a song.
About the hymn
Judson W. Van DeVenter wrote the words, first published in 1896. The tune, SURRENDER, is by Winfield S. Weeden (1896).
- Words (1896): Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855–1939)
- Music (1896): Winfield S. Weeden (1847–1908)
Tune SURRENDER by Winfield S. Weeden (1847–1908); words by Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855–1939).
Questions about I Surrender All
What is the doh of I Surrender All?
In this version, in D major, doh is D. If your choir sings it in another key, doh moves to the new key note and every solfa syllable stays the same — that is what movable doh means.
What note does I Surrender All start on?
It starts on m (F♯ in D major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is I Surrender All in the public domain?
Yes. Judson W. Van DeVenter died in 1939, Winfield S. Weeden died in 1908; the words were first published in 1896 and the music in 1896. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in the UK, the EU, the United States and Nigeria. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.