INTRO
VERSE 1
Something isn’t adding up
This wild exchange You offer us
I gave my worst, You gave Your blood
Seems hard to believe
This wild exchange You offer us
I gave my worst, You gave Your blood
Seems hard to believe
VERSE 2
You’re telling me
You chose the cross?
You’re telling me
I’m worth that much?
If that’s the measure of Your love
How else would I sing but
You chose the cross?
You’re telling me
I’m worth that much?
If that’s the measure of Your love
How else would I sing but
CHORUS
Completely, deeply,
sold out sincerely
Abandoned
I'm completely, freely
hands to the ceiling
Enamored
My one life endeavor
To match Your surrender
To mirror not my will
but Yours
I'm completely, deeply
don't care who seems me
Abandoned
Oh I surrender all
sold out sincerely
Abandoned
I'm completely, freely
hands to the ceiling
Enamored
My one life endeavor
To match Your surrender
To mirror not my will
but Yours
I'm completely, deeply
don't care who seems me
Abandoned
Oh I surrender all
TURNAROUND
VERSE 3
I just can’t get over it
What kind of self control is this?
You had angels at Your fingertips
But on the cross You remained
What kind of self control is this?
You had angels at Your fingertips
But on the cross You remained
VERSE 4
I can’t repay that kind of love
But I can praise with everything
I got
Since death had all his power robbed
Then just like the grave
But I can praise with everything
I got
Since death had all his power robbed
Then just like the grave
CHORUS
Completely, deeply,
sold out sincerely
Abandoned
I'm completely, freely
hands to the ceiling
Enamored
My one life endeavor
To match Your surrender
To mirror not my will
but Yours
I'm completely, deeply
don't care who seems me
Abandoned
Oh I surrender all
sold out sincerely
Abandoned
I'm completely, freely
hands to the ceiling
Enamored
My one life endeavor
To match Your surrender
To mirror not my will
but Yours
I'm completely, deeply
don't care who seems me
Abandoned
Oh I surrender all
REFRAIN
I surrender all
I surrender all
I surrender all
BRIDGE 1
The whole of my heart
The best of my soul
Each phase of my life
Each breath in my lungs
Consider it Yours, Lord
Consider it Yours, Lord
The best of my soul
Each phase of my life
Each breath in my lungs
Consider it Yours, Lord
Consider it Yours, Lord
BRIDGE 2
The failures I hide
The victories I don't
The battles I fight
Each crown that I hoard
Consider it Yours, Lord
Consider it Yours, Lord
The victories I don't
The battles I fight
Each crown that I hoard
Consider it Yours, Lord
Consider it Yours, Lord
BRIDGE 3
All the glory forever
The grave that You won
The praise of the heavens
The kingdom to come
Consider it Yours, Lord
Consider it Yours, Lord
The grave that You won
The praise of the heavens
The kingdom to come
Consider it Yours, Lord
Consider it Yours, Lord
CHORUS
Completely, deeply,
sold out sincerely
Abandoned
I'm completely, freely
hands to the ceiling
Enamored
My one life endeavor
To match Your surrender
To mirror not my will
but Yours
I'm completely, deeply
don't care who seems me
Abandoned
Oh I surrender all
sold out sincerely
Abandoned
I'm completely, freely
hands to the ceiling
Enamored
My one life endeavor
To match Your surrender
To mirror not my will
but Yours
I'm completely, deeply
don't care who seems me
Abandoned
Oh I surrender all
OUTRO
I surrender all
You’ll never leave me abandoned
I surrender all
You’ll never leave me abandoned
I surrender all
Abandoned (Live) - In the Bible [Verses & Devotional]
As we delve into the lyrics of "Abandoned (Live)" by Benjamin Hastings, we are immediately drawn into a profound dialogue about the paradoxical nature of God's love and the call to surrender our lives to Him. The song echoes the sentiments found in Romans 5:8, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." This verse, like the song, speaks of the inexplicable love of God, who gave His only Son to die for us, even when we were at our worst.
The song's lyrics, "I gave my worst, You gave Your blood," and "You’re telling me, You chose the cross? You’re telling me, I’m worth that much?" reflect the awe and wonder at the depth of God's love and sacrifice. This is mirrored in the Bible verse, where we see God's love demonstrated through the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. The song and the verse together invite us to ponder the magnitude of God's love and the value He places on us.
The chorus of the song, "Completely, deeply, sold out sincerely, Abandoned... My one life endeavor, To match Your surrender, To mirror not my will but Yours," resonates with the call to surrender in Luke 9:23, "Then he said to them all: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.'" The song, like the scripture, calls us to a life of surrender, to abandon our will and desires, and to follow the will of God.
The song's bridge, "The whole of my heart, The best of my soul... Consider it Yours, Lord," echoes the commandment in Mark 12:30, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." The song and the verse together call us to surrender every part of our lives to God, to love Him with everything we have.
As we reflect on the song and the corresponding Bible verses, we are challenged to consider the depth of God's love for us and the call to surrender our lives to Him. This leads us to a thought-provoking question: How are we responding to God's love and His call to surrender? Are we living lives that are "completely, deeply, sold out sincerely, abandoned" to God? Are we loving Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength? This question invites us to examine our lives and our relationship with God, to consider how His love and His call to surrender are influencing our daily lives.