1 With self surrender cometh rest,
Giving our all to God;
The consecrated life is blest,
Giving our all to God.
Refrain:
Wonderful peace, wonderful rest;
The consecrated life is best,
Giving our all to God.
2 Our time and talents, strength and skill,
Giving our all to God;
His treasure empty hands will fill,
Giving our all to God. [Refrain]
3 Our utmost will so little be,
Giving our all to God;
Compared with love, so full and free,
Giving our all to God. [Refrain]
4 Constrained by his all conquering grace,
Giving our all to God;
We’ll fight the foe, we’ll run the race,
Giving our all to God. [Refrain]
Source: United Praise: for use in Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies and other Church Services #127
Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
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