Camp was raised in a Christian home and drew musical inspiration from worship music and secular tunes alike. Touchstone albums in his artistic development include U2's The Joshua Tree, Delirious?' King of Fools , Jars Of Clay's debut album, Jars of Clay, and Steven Curtis Chapman's The Great Adventure.
When one of the worship leaders at the school heard Camp playing with some friends at his dormitory, he urged him to become involved with their music ministry program, and soon he was performing at Christian music events all over California, recording a self-released disc called Burden Me in 2000.
At one such appearance, Camp met a young woman named Melissa, and the two struck up a friendship that blossomed into a romance. When Melissa broke off the relationship after a few months, Camp was crushed, but when he next saw her, her life had taken a serious turn -- she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and was in the hospital. When Melissa went into remission, Camp married her, but after their honeymoon, they discovered the cancer had returned, and in early 2001 she passed on; she was only 21.
Camp poured both his sorrow and the faith that helped see him through into his music, and in 2002 he was signed to BEC Recordings, who released his first nationally distributed album, Stay; it was both a critical and commercial success, and five songs from the disc reached the top of the Christian singles chart. While touring in support of Stay, Camp met singer Adrienne Leisching, former singer with the Benjamin Gate; the two hit it off, and in 2003 they were married, and have since been blessed with two daughters.
In 2004, Camp released his second album for BEC, Carried Me: The Worship Project, which matched the gold record success of Stay, and Camp won two Dove Award trophies for Best Male Vocalist and Best New Artist. In 2005, Camp released two albums -- a studio set, Restored, which rose to number 45 on the Billboard Top Albums chart and spawned three number one Christian singles, and a live disc, Live Unplugged from Franklin TN. Camp also recorded the song "Open Up Your Eyes" for the soundtrack of the hit film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which earned him another Dove Award. The fall of 2006 brought another studio set from Camp, Beyond Measure, which reached number 29 on the Billboard charts and produced two more hit singles.
Speaking Louder than Before, his sixth album, was released on November 25, 2008.
The Way Songfacts reports that his seventh album, We Cry Out: The Worship Project , was released on August 24, 2010, and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Christian Albums Chart.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Jeremy Camp Lyrics
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"Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic host proclaim
Hark! the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Risen with healing in His wings.
Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die;
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"
We bring glory to Your name
We bring glory to Your name
Joyful, all ye nations rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic host proclaim
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark! the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
We bring glory to Your name
We bring glory to Your name
We bring glory to Your name
The lyrics of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" captures the excitement and proclamation of the angels as they announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds. The first line, "Hark! The herald angels sing," is a call for everyone to listen to the angels' message. The song then declares "Glory to the newborn King" as the angels recognize Jesus as the King who has just been born.
The second verse urges all nations and angelic hosts to join in the celebration of Christ's birth in Bethlehem. The third verse proclaims Jesus as the Prince of Peace and the Son of Righteousness. It acknowledges that through his coming, Jesus brings light and life to all and has the power to heal. Additionally, it describes Jesus as one who laid aside his glory to become man that we may be reconciled with God.
The chorus continually repeats the message of the angels, calling for all to give glory to the newborn King. The final verse reminds us that through Jesus, we have been given new life, and we are called to proclaim His name and bring glory to His name.
Line by Line Meaning
Hark! the herald angels sing
Listen! the angels who bring news sing
"Glory to the newborn King
Praise and honor to the newly born King
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
May there be peace and mercy on earth
God and sinners reconciled!"
God has reconciled with sinners
Joyful, all ye nations rise;
All nations, rise up joyfully
Join the triumph of the skies;
Join the joyful celebration in the sky
With angelic host proclaim
Announce with the angelic hosts
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Welcome! the Prince of Peace, born in heaven
Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
Welcome! the Son who embodies righteousness
Light and life to all He brings,
He brings light and life to all
Risen with healing in His wings.
He has risen with healing power
Mild He lays His glory by,
He humbly sets aside His glory
Born that man no more may die;
Born to save man from death
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to raise the people of earth
Born to give them second birth
Born to give them a new life
We bring glory to Your name
We give honor to Your name
We bring glory to Your name
We give honor to Your name
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark! the herald angels sing
Listen! the angels who bring news sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Praise and honor to the newly born King
We bring glory to Your name
We give honor to Your name
We bring glory to Your name
We give honor to Your name
We bring glory to Your name
We give honor to Your name
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Arif Mardin, Public Domain, Steve Jay Skinner
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