Newsboys are considered one of the most popular bands in the Christian music industry. They have had numerous hit singles on the Christian pop charts, including Shine (1994), Take Me To Your Leader (1996) and He Reigns (2003).
In 2000, they helped start and headlined the annual, travelling CCM festival Festival Con Dios with Audio Adrenaline and The O.C. Supertones. It was known for featuring popular Christian bands and its motorcross stunts.
Steve Taylor has produced many of their hit albums, and several of the songs he has worked on with the band (such as Breakfast, Take Me To Your Leader) feature Taylor's humor and quaint lyrics.
During the Step Up To The Microphone tour, the band featured the drums on a rotating platform that could tilt downward up to 90 degrees. In fact, there were two sets of drums and Peter Furler (the original drummer) and Duncan Phillips would wear seat belts, so they wouldn't fall out, and have a rotating drum-off. This feature is still used on their tours and has grown to be quite popular.
In 2003, Jody Davis left the band to care for his sick daughter, Bethany. His replacement, Bryan Olesen, left in 2006 to work on his own band, Casting Pearls. The band announced in January 2007 that Paul Colman would be replacing Bryan.
The Newsboys released their new album, Go, on October 31st, featuring songs such as their hit single I Am Free, along with new singles Wherever We Go, and Something Beautiful. In March 2007, a collection of remixes from the Go was released as Go Remixed.
On December 31st 2006, bass player Phil Joel departed from the band to devote more time to family and personal goals.
In January 2009, the band announced that guitarist Jody Davis would return, replacing Paul Colman. Colman continues to pursue his solo career.
In March, 2009, it was announced that Peter Furler will be leaving the band to pursue other interests and will be replaced by Michael Tait, former member of dc talk and founding member of Tait. However, it was also announced that Furler will remain with the Newsboys in a production/advisory role, and may occasionally return to the stage with them for special events and will still be on the albums.
Devotion
Newsboys Lyrics
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All I've lost
The wrecks I've made here
The lives it cost
Your hand restores
Your works make whole
With all my soul
I thank You
All my
Devotion
All that I have to give
Here's my devotion
You're all that it means to live
All my past
My tainted main
You stole its legacy
Of pride and shame
You're all I love
You're all I fear
I'm drawing near
To face You
To know You
To show You
Devotion
All that I have to give
Here's my devotion
You're all that it means to live
You found me
In a shallow grave
You tracked me out from beneath it all
You healed me
Saved me
In the nick of time
Your perfect time
You found me (found me)
In a shallow grave (in a shallow grave)
You called me out from beneath it all
You touched me (touched me)
Saved me (saved me)
In the nick of time
In Your perfect time
I devote all I have to You
I devote all that You've made new
All You restored that day You bled
All that You brought back from the dead
All
Devotion (You're all)
You're all that I have to give
You're all that it means to live
Here's my devotion, my devotion
All that it means to live (You're all that means to live)
My Lord
My devotion
The song "Devotion" by Newsboys is a declaration of the singer's dedication and gratitude to God for restoring him and giving him a new life. The first verse talks about the wreckage and losses in the singer's life and the cost it had on other people. However, the singer acknowledges that God's hand restores and His works make things whole. The chorus then declares the singer's devotion to God and how all that he has to give is for Him. The second verse tackles the singer's tainted past and how God saved him from it, stealing its legacy of pride and shame. The singer then expresses his love and fear of God and how he is drawing near to know Him and show Him to others. Finally, the bridge tells of how God found the singer in a shallow grave and pulled him out from beneath it all, healing and saving him just in time.
Line by Line Meaning
All my world
Everything that encompasses my life
All I've lost
All the things that I have lost
The wrecks I've made here
The damage I've caused in this world
The lives it cost
The impact of my actions on other people's lives
Your hand restores
You have the power to restore what is broken
Your works make whole
Your actions can make everything complete and perfect
With all my soul
With every part of me
I thank You
I am grateful for what You have done for me
I owe You
I am indebted to You
All my Devotion
All my love, loyalty, and dedication towards You
All that I have to give
Everything that I can offer
Here's my devotion
I offer You everything that I have
You're all that it means to live
You are the reason for my existence
All my past
Everything that has happened to me
My tainted main
My corrupted moral nature
You stole its legacy
You have taken away the negative effects of my past wrongdoings
Of pride and shame
Of the things I was proud of and ashamed of
You're all I love
You are everything I hold dear
You're all I fear
You are the only one I fear and respect
I'm drawing near
I am getting closer to You
To face You
To confront You
To know You
To understand You better
To show You my devotion
To express my loyalty and love to You
You found me
You discovered me
In a shallow grave
In a place where I was barely surviving
You tracked me out from beneath it all
You helped me come out of that place
You healed me
You cured me of my wounds
Saved me
You rescued me from danger
In the nick of time
At the last possible moment
Your perfect time
At the exact right moment
I devote all I have to You
I give You everything that I possess
I devote all that You've made new
I give You everything that You have regenerated and restored in me
All You restored that day You bled
Everything that You fixed on the day You died on the cross
All that You brought back from the dead
Everything that You revived from the dead
All my Devotion
All my love, loyalty, and dedication towards You
You're all that I have to give
Everything that I can offer is for You
You're all that it means to live
You are the essence of my existence
Here's my devotion, my devotion
Once again, I give You my loyalty and love
All that it means to live
The reason for living is You
My Lord
My God, my Master, my Savior
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, BMG Rights Management, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: SIVIWE N MNGAZA, KALEEM RENALDO TAYLOR-DECOTEAU
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