Running To You

The Newsboys' “Running To You” is a rock song about turning back to God. The first verse describes someone who has heard of a better place and can see it, but knows he has to change his ways. The same old routine repeats day after day, and he admits he knows what he has to do, which is to get back to what he knows is true.

The chorus is a picture of an open door. When everything is broken, the singer says, you'll find me running through it. This is more than emotion, because his broken heart has chosen, and the repeated line is “Jesus, I'm running to You.” The second verse turns to a listener with tears on the face who feels defeated and wonders what they are living for. Selfish dreams have left them empty-handed time and again, so there has to be something more. The same advice returns: get back to the one you know is true. The bridge confesses that only God can fix what the singer has become, and it ends with belief in his love. The driving guitars and big chorus give it a sense of urgency that suits a call to action. The song is a good fit for an altar call or a reflective moment on returning home after a long time away.

The father running to meet his son is Luke 15:20. Returning to the Lord to be healed is Jeremiah 3:22, and a clean heart created by God is Psalm 51:10.