Newsboys - Live With Abandon Lyrics by Newsboys

Chasing after this world makes me tired
Praisin' my own name leaves me dry

There's gotta be so much more to life than this
A higher calling that I missed
I want my life to count, every breath

I wanna live with abandon
Give You all that I am
Every part of my heart, Jesus
I place in Your hands
I wanna live with abandon

Give You all that I am
Every part of my heart, Jesus
I place in Your hands
I wanna live with abandon

I'll drop everything to follow You
It's only Your hands I hold onto

There's gotta be more to life than this
A higher calling that I missed
I want my life to count, every breath

I wanna live with abandon
Give You all that I am
Every part of my heart, Jesus
I place in Your hands
I wanna live with abandon
Give You all that I am
Every part of my heart, Jesus
I place in Your hands
I wanna live with abandon

I'm not looking back
I'm done with that
Wanna give You all I have
I'm not looking back
I'm done with that
Wanna give You all I have

I wanna live with abandon
Give You all that I am
Every part of my heart, Jesus
I place in Your hands
I wanna live with abandon
I wanna live with abandon
I wanna live with abandon

💡 Song Meaning & Background

This song is a commitment to stop living a safe, comfortable life and instead wholly dedicate oneself to God's radical call. It reflects Jesus' challenge in Mark 8 that whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for Him will save it.