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Behind every great songwriter, from Johnny Cash to Paul McCartney, lies a series of greater stories of heartbreak and redemption. Jeremy Camp is no exception.
Camp’s army of fans know how much heart goes into his music. The raw, unbridled spiritual emotion of his debut album, Stay (recorded without a thought of hit singles, record labels or the “industry” whatsoever) resonated with a large group of kids filled with their own yearning for the Lord’s mercy. His acclaimed follow-up, Restored, spoke of the grace of such fulfillment found.
Filled with hope, praise, and an even deeper comfort and understanding of God’s mysteries, Beyond Measure looks to be the Midwestern singer/songwriter’s defining chapter, heralding an even greater peace inside Camp’s expressive soul. Like his Dove Award winning and 1.7 million selling catalog, the album is sure to inspire sing-a-longs that could make even Dashboard Confessional blush.
Never one to shy away from wearing his heart on his sleeve Camp was relating his powerful testimony to a journalist when the new album’s title track began to form within. He remembered something his late wife, Melissa (whose passing formed a crucial nexus of the raw honesty that informs his work) had said to him: “If one person were to accept Jesus through my death, it would all be worth it.”
“I said that in this interview and right when I said that, this whole fog of everything that had been going on in my life finally cleared,” Camp recalls. “I was getting distracted and busy. Sometimes even when you are busy doing the right things you don’t realize what is going on to the full extent of your life.”
Blessed with his new wife, Adie, and their daughters Isabella and Arianne, Jeremy reflected on everything that God has done. “I remember just being on my face, just weeping, saying ‘Lord forgive me for getting caught up and busy.’” He wrote the song. And then, quickly, he realized its theme would shape the entire new album.
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