By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Worship music prodigy — Everton Mlalazi — Tuesday released yet another banger simply tilted I Surrender.
And as per tradition, Mlalazi drew inspiration from the Holy Bible to bring this gem of a song.
“I Surrender is a prayer and affirmation of our total surrender to Christ and his will in our lives. It’s my prayer in all endeavors that Christ takes the wheel and lives through me,” Mlalazi explained the song.
“Galatians 2:20 puts it across beautifully. Christ now lives in us and executes his will through us. Total surrender to him is what it takes.
“James 4:7 implores us to surrender our being to him. As you listen to this prayer, surrender and let him take the wheel in your life.”
And in true Mlalazi fashion, I Surrender follows in the footsteps of many of his inspirational songs filled with messages of hope and affirmation.
“When you listen to my music, you’ll find that the theme in there is worship, where I just want to thank God for who he has been in my life,” Everton told the press.
I Surrender is soulful as it is fulfilling to believers and none believers as Mlalazi sings from the heart.
Mlalazi sings: Have all my heart, All that I adore, May I be the heart of your joy, And you, the joy of my heart, Have all my treasure.
Written by music maestro Nigel Nyangombe, I Surrender features the talents of Tawanda, Patricia, Salem, Kevin, Linda and Munashe.
Mlalazi credits God for showing up in his life whenever he thought all had failed.
The testimony of hope is the golden thread of his music, and his last single Nomakunje, which features five-time Grammy winners Ladysmith Black Mambazo, is right on theme.
He believes the message of hope is one people must never tire of sharing or receiving, especially when it seems tough, times keep getting tougher.
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