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Lisa Knobel – Surrender To The Promise Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Surrender To The Promise by Lisa Knobel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
C2  Dsus  G

[Chorus]
Dsus                  C2
I surrender myself to You Lord,
Em7                  Dsus
take care of every - thing
C2                  Em7
You are my hope and my salvation.
C2
May I be worthy of
     Dsus       G
your promises O Christ

[Verse 1]
Em7                        C2
I give you my pain Lord it caused
me to sin
G                      Dsus
to give up on trust in You
Em7                 C2
You are the doctor, our
heavenly healer
G                      Am7      C2
make me a cure to save sinners souls

[Chorus]
Dsus                  C2
I surrender myself to You Lord,
Em7                  Dsus
take care of every - thing
C2                  Em7
You are my hope and my salvation.
C2
May I be worthy of your
Dsus       G
promises O Christ

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[Verse 2]
Em7                      C2
Lord take my loneliness, my
self-made tomb
G                           Dsus
the place where I buried my soul
Em7              C2
Jesus my friend, heart of my heart
G                    Am7        C2
fill me with love to share with others

[Chorus]
Dsus                  C2
I surrender myself to You Lord,
Em7                  Dsus
take care of every - thing
C2                  Em7
You are my hope and my salvation.
C2
May I be worthy of
     Dsus       G
your promises O Christ

[Verse 3]
Em7                  C2
I wander in darkness lost
and afraid
G                           Dsus
a stray sheep for wolves to prey
Em7               C2
I seek a shepherd to guide my way
G
open my eyes to see
    Am7           C2
the world through yours.

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[Chorus]
Dsus                  C2
I surrender myself to You Lord,
Em7                  Dsus
take care of every - thing
C2                  Em7
You are my hope and my salvation.
C2                      Dsus
May I be worthy of your promises
  G
O Christ

[Bridge]
Am7                     Em7
Jesus the good news the promise
       Dsus        C2
of God forgive our sins
Am7                     Em7
Jesus the good news the promise
       C2       Dsus
of God bear our burdens
Am7                     Em7
Jesus the good news the promise
       Dsus     C2
of God heal the sick
Am7                     Em7
Jesus the good news the promise
       Dsus      C2
of God Lord have mercy
Am7                     Em7
Jesus the good news the promise
       C2        Dsus
of God hear our prayers
Am7                     Em7
Jesus the good news the promise
       Dsus     C2
of God grant us peace

[Tag]
C2  Dsus G
Am7         Em7
I surrender to the word
   Dsus   C2    G
of eter - nal life

How to play Surrender To The Promise: key, chords and progression

Surrender To The Promise by Lisa Knobel is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: C2, Dsus, G, Em7 and Am7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am7 – Em7 – Dsus – C2 (ii7 – vi7 – Vsus4 – IVsus2 in G major). In solfa, that is reh – lah – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.