Kutless consist of Jon Micah Sumrall (vocals), James Mead (guitar), Dave Luetkenhoelter (bass), and Jeff Gilbert (drums) and Nick Departee (guitar).
Kutless's albums are released by BEC Recordings, a company owned by Tooth & Nail Records. Kutless has toured with The O.C. Supertones and also with other prominent artists, such as tobyMac of DC Talk and Audio Adrenaline.
The group is currently touring with the Newsboys on the Go Tour.
The group also headlined The Hearts Of The Innocent Tour Powered by Suzuki in America last year with Disciple, Red, and Run Kid Run. Kutless was the first band to be sponsored by Suzuki Motor Sports.
A video of the band's song 'Tonight' has been featured on MTV2, and many of their songs have been played on TVU and hundreds of Christian radio stations. Their first single 'Run' holds the record for the longest charting song in the history of the R&R Top 40 charts. Kutless's song "All The Words" was featured in an episode of the hit TV show Scrubs. Their music video "Shut Me Out" was featured on the Target TV (Red Channel) in May 2006 and was part of a XBOX giveaway.
On December 5, 2006, Kutless released their first live CD/DVD combo titled 'Live In Portland' which highlights the electrifying performance of this great rock band. Their sixth album, To Know That You're Alive, was released June 24, 2008. It continues the band's diverse style, whilst also tapping into the harder tones of the band's first two albums.
Kutless has had 4 former members who have left the band for various reasons. They are Nathan Stuart (bass) 2002, Kyle Zeigler (bass) 2005 , Kyle Mitchell (drums) 2005 , and Ryan Shrout (guitar) 2007.
Albums:
2008 To Know That You're Alive
2007 Strong Tower [Deluxe]
2006 Live from Portland
2006 Hearts of the Innocent
2006 Hearts of the Innocent [Bonus Tracks/Bonus DVD]
2005 Strong Tower
2004 Sea of Faces
2002 Kutless
Official Homepage: www.kutless.com
Official Fanpage: www.kutlessrocks.com
O Holy Night
Kutless Lyrics
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The stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of
Our dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining,
Till He appeared
And the soul felt its worth.
The weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees,
O hear the angel voices!
O night divine,
O night when Christ was born!
O night divine, O night,
O night divine!
Led by the light of Faith
Serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts
By His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star
Sweetly gleaming,
Here came the wise men
From Orient land.
The King of Kings lay thus
In lowly manger,
In all our trials
Born to be our Friend!
He knows our need,
To our weakness no stranger;
Behold your King!
Before the lowly bend!
Behold your King! your King!
Before Him bend.
Truly He taught us
To love one another;
His law is love and
His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break
For the slave is our brother
And in His name
All oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in
Grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us
Praise His holy name!
Christ is the Lord,
Oh praise His name forever,
His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim
His pow'r and glory
Evermore proclaim.
Kutless's version of the traditional Christmas carol "O Holy Night" is a beautiful and emotional tribute to the birth of Jesus Christ. The lyrics have a poetic beauty that can be interpreted in many ways. The first verse is about the night Jesus was born, when the stars shone brightly and the world finally found hope. The second verse is about the arrival of the wise men, who came from afar to worship the newborn king. The third verse is a reminder of Jesus's teachings and the importance of love and peace in the world. Overall, the song celebrates the birth of Jesus and his significance as the savior of humanity.
Line by Line Meaning
O holy night,
This is a holy night.
The stars are brightly shining;
The stars are shining brightly.
It is the night of
Our dear Savior's birth!
This is the night when our beloved Savior was born.
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining,
For a long time the world was stuck in sin and mistakenly waiting for something.
Till He appeared
And the soul felt its worth.
Until He appeared, no one realized the true worth of their soul.
A thrill of hope,
The weary world rejoices,
As a result of this hope, the tired world can now feel joy.
For yonder breaks
A new and glorious morn.
A new and amazing morning is arriving.
Fall on your knees,
O hear the angel voices!
Get down on your knees and listen to the angelic voices!
O night divine,
O night when Christ was born!
Oh what a holy night it was when Christ was born!
O night divine, O night,
O night divine!
Oh what a holy night that truly was!
Led by the light of Faith
Serenely beaming,
Guided by the light of faith, which radiates serenely,
With glowing hearts
By His cradle we stand.
We stand by his manger with hearts full of emotion.
So led by light of a star
Sweetly gleaming,
We were led by a star, which was sweetly shining.
Here came the wise men
From Orient land.
Here come the wise men from the Orient.
The King of Kings lay thus
In lowly manger,
The King of Kings was born in a humble manger like this.
In all our trials
Born to be our Friend!
In every difficult time, he is there as our friend.
He knows our need,
To our weakness no stranger;
He is aware of our needs and is no stranger to our vulnerabilities.
Behold your King!
Before the lowly bend!
Here is your King! Get down before him!
Behold your King! your King!
Before Him bend.
Here is your King! Bow before him!
Truly He taught us
To love one another;
He really taught us how to love others.
His law is love and
His gospel is peace.
His teachings describe love as the law and peace as the gospel.
Chains shall He break
For the slave is our brother
He will break the chains of slavery because the slave is our brother.
And in His name
All oppression shall cease.
All oppression shall come to an end in his name.
Sweet hymns of joy in
Grateful chorus raise we,
We sing sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus.
Let all within us
Praise His holy name!
Let us praise His holy name with all that we have.
Christ is the Lord,
Oh praise His name forever,
Christ is the Lord! Praise His name forever!
His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim
His pow'r and glory
Evermore proclaim.
May His power and glory be proclaimed forever!
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adolphe Adam
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