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.
Let It Fade
Jeremy Camp Lyrics
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Have you helped yourself to everything that's empty? yeah!
You can't live this way too long.
There's more than this, more than this.
Have you been standing on your own feet too long?
Have you been looking for a place where you belong?
You can rest, you will find rest.
You can rest, you will find rest.
[Chorus]
Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Let this new life offered be your saving grace.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.
Have you been holding on to what this world has offered?
Have you been giving in to all these masquerades?
It will be gone, forever gone.
It will be gone, it will be gone
[Chorus]
Let it fade.
Are you carrying the weight too much?, are you running from the call?
Let it fade, Oh yeah.
You can rest, you will find rest.
You can rest you will find rest.
[Chorus]
Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Have you been standing on your own feet too long?
Have you been looking for a place where you belong?
The lyrics of Jeremy Camp's song “Let It Fade” seem to be about finding peace and solace by letting go of the things that weigh us down. The verses ask a series of questions about whether the listener has been living an empty and uncertain life on their own, and whether they've been trying to hold onto what the world has to offer, which the singer suggests will ultimately be "forever gone." The chorus then repeats the titular phrase "Let it fade," suggesting that the listener should let their old life crumble away and instead embrace the new life that's being offered to them.
The first verse asks if the listener has been living an insecure and empty life and if they've been trying to fill that emptiness with things that won't truly satisfy them, and tells them they can't continue living this way. The second verse asks if they've been struggling to find a place where they belong and suggests that there is rest available to them if they let go of their burdens. The chorus then tells them to let their old life crumble away and embrace the new life that's being offered. The bridge asks if they've been carrying too much weight and running from their calling, and then repeats the phrase "Let it fade" a final time.
Overall, the song seems to be encouraging the listener to let go of the things that are holding them back and embrace the new life and rest that's being offered to them.
Line by Line Meaning
Have you been walking on a surface that's uncertain?
Have you been navigating life with no clear direction or purpose?
Have you helped yourself to everything that's empty? yeah!
Have you been seeking fulfillment in things that ultimately leave you unfulfilled?
You can't live this way too long.
Living with uncertainty and emptiness is unsustainable and will eventually lead to burnout.
There's more than this, more than this.
There is more to life than uncertainty and chasing after empty things.
Have you been standing on your own feet too long?
Have you been relying solely on your own strength without seeking help from others or a higher power?
Have you been looking for a place where you belong?
Are you searching for a sense of belonging and purpose?
You can rest, you will find rest.
Rest and peace can be found when you stop relying solely on yourself and start seeking help from a higher power.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Let go of the uncertain and unfulfilling life that you've been living.
Let this new life offered be your saving grace.
Embrace the new life that is being offered to you as a means of finding true fulfillment and purpose.
Have you been holding on to what this world has offered?
Have you been clinging to worldly possessions and pursuits instead of seeking something deeper and more meaningful?
Have you been giving in to all these masquerades?
Have you been putting up a façade of happiness and fulfillment while feeling empty inside?
It will be gone, forever gone.
Worldly pursuits and possessions are temporary and will ultimately fade away.
Are you carrying the weight too much?, are you running from the call?
Are you carrying the burden of your struggles alone, or avoiding your true purpose in life?
You can rest, you will find rest.
Rest and peace can be found by letting go of burdens and answering your true calling.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.
Repeat of the earlier chorus to reinforce the message of letting go of the old life and embracing a new one.
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: ADAM WATTS, JEREMY THOMAS CAMP
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Moon Light
Have you been walking on a surface that's uncertain?
Have you helped yourself to everything that's empty? yeah!
You can't live it's way too long.
There's more than this, more than this.
Have you been standing on your own feet too long?
Have you been looking for a place where you belong?
You can rest, you will find rest.
You can rest, you will find rest.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Let this new life offered be your saving grace.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.
Have you been holding on to what this world has offered?
Have you been giving in to all these masquerades?
It will be gone, forever gone.
It will be gone, it will be gone
Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Let this new life offered be your saving grace.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.
Let it fade.
Are you carrying the weight too much?, are you running from the call?
Let it fade, Oh yeah.
You can rest, you will find rest.
You can rest you will find rest.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Let this new life offered be your saving grace.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Have you been standing on your own feet too long?
Have you been looking for a place where you belong?
Glorious love For Jesus
The gospel:
God sent His Son Jesus to take on the penalty of our sins. We have all broken the Lord’s law multiple times by disobeying what he says to do in the Bible, and disobeying the 10 Commandments. Everyone deserves hell and then the lake of fire.
“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus. Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.”
Romans 3:23-28 NLT
Repent of your sins… Turn to Jesus… Obey him… Walk the narrow walk. You will most likely lose family and friends… maybe even your life. Ask God for forgiveness, confess Jesus as Lord. It’s not about saying a prayer… repent means to turn from your sins… Turn away from them don’t do them… Sanctification is a process.
We are saved by grace alone… But there has to be fruit of repentance. The Holy Spirit will regenerate your heart.
Repent, cry out to God to save you!!! Put faith in Jesus… His sacrifice is more than enough.
It’s not just believing… It’s putting Jesus on!
No one is good enough to go to heaven… Please repent!!! Stay on fire for Jesus!!! Read the Bible and pray. Pray to be counted worthy. Luke 21:36. No one knows when Jesus is coming… Turn to him while there is still time!!!
Put your faith and trust in Jesus walk with him!!!
John 3:36 NLT, And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”
Please… Live a holy life for Jesus
Believe in what he did on the cross… Put your faith and trust in him!
Ask God to grant you the gift of repentance.
2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV, For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Please, whatever you do, don’t use the grace of God as a license to wilfully sin!!!
“Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?”
Romans 6:1-2 nlt
“For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate], but a kind of awful and terrifying expectation of [divine] judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE and BURNING WRATH WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES [those who put themselves in opposition to God]. Anyone who has ignored and set aside the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much greater punishment do you think he will deserve who has rejected and trampled under foot the Son of God, and has considered unclean and common the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and has insulted the Spirit of grace [who imparts the unmerited favor and blessing of God]? For we know Him who said, “V ENGEANCE IS M INE [retribution and the deliverance of justice rest with Me], I WILL REPAY [the wrongdoer].” And again, “T HE LORD WILL JUDGE H IS PEOPLE.” It is a fearful and terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God [incurring His judgment and wrath].” Hebrews 10:26–31 AMP
Obey the command of Jesus to get baptized.
“Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.””
Matthew 28:20 NLT
Tell people about Jesus and what he has done for you.
““Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.”
Matthew 10:32-33 NLT
I know it is scary at first, but ask the Holy Spirit to empower you.
According to the Bible, divorce and Do you remarriage is wrong...do not be deceived…
“And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.”
Mark 10:2 Dash 12 KJV
May God bless you on your spiritual walk with him… I pray to see you in the clouds soon. Come, Lord Jesus.
Craig Allen
2020 and this song still resonates. Life is worth living.
Brandon Muller
I consider myself a "macho" man, but this song always make my cry. It reminds me of the addiction to drugs and alcohol God has freed me and my mother from.
Cynthia Guarnotta
Praise God in your healing!!!! Amen!!
Jacob Truelove
I swear this song brings me to tears every time, my old life I let it fade, and my new life is all about helping others and getting to know God better. Thank You Lord.
Joshua Barlow
Amen to that brother
David Scates
Awesome to hear
sweetninasky 9
Hes my favorite Christian singer his songs always hit me in my heart
Jennifer Veach
I love all of your music and I just started really listening to Christian contemporary music these last two years. 🙏🎶🎵🕊
TheBruceGday
What an amazing song. Jeremy Camp is such an amazing example! How anyone could rise from the despair he has faced and be such an incredible minister for the Lord to so many! He certainly let his old life crumble and moved on after the tragic death of his first wife after only months of marriage... Thank you so much for your words, for your music for Him, for us!
Bannisha Bareh
Great song👏👏