My hands hold safely to my dreams
Clutching tightly not one has fallen
So many years I’ve shaped each one
Reflecting my heart showing who I am
Now You’re asking me to show
What I’m holding Oh so tightly
Can’t open my hands can’t let go
Does it matter?
Should I show You?
Can’t You let me go?

Surrender, Surrender You whisper gently
You say I will be free
I know but can’t You see?
My dreams are me, My dreams are me

You say You have a plan for me
And that You want the best for my life
Told me the world had yet to see
What You can do with one
That’s committed to Your calling
I know of course what I should do
That I can’t hold these dreams forever
If I give them now to You
Will You take them away forever?
Or can I dream again?

Words and Music by BarlowGirl. © 2003 Open Worship Music, Inc. Nashville, TN. All rights administered by Integrated Copyright Group, Inc. Nashville, TN.

Behind the Song:
"Actually, 'Surrender' was my life story. It was from my journal, when God had seemingly taken all my dreams away from me. That was the time in my life where I didn’t know if God was going to give me anything back. It felt like He took my dreams and He was going to forget about me—that’s what I honestly thought. The song is a cry to God, 'I don’t know what you have for me.' But all I heard Him say was, 'Surrender. I promise I’ll take care of you.' If there’s anything people can hear from this song, it is that I am a testimony of God asking me to surrender my dreams so He could bless me with something better. And I am so excited about where He has me. I know this isn’t the end. It’s just the beginning of what He’s going to do." - Alyssa Barlow (BarlowGirl)