In the Hands of God

In the Hands of God
Studio album by Newsboys
Released	May 5, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Christian rock, pop rock
Length	37:50
Label	Inpop
Producer	Peter Furler Max Hsu Jeff Frankenstein
Newsboys chronology
The Ultimate Collection (2009) In the Hands of God (2009) Born Again (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]
Cross Rhythms	[3]

In the Hands of God is the thirteenth studio album by the Christian band Newsboys. It was released on May 5, 2009, being the first album the band had released since the departure of singer and founding member Peter Furler. It also features the return of Jody Davis, after a five-year hiatus, and the first album on which keyboard player Jeff Frankenstein has taken on some production duties.

Release

• In the Hands of God debuted at No. 1 on the CCM charts, and No. 28 on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking higher on the pop charts than any of their previous albums.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Steve Taylor, Jeff Frankenstein and Peter Furler except where noted. 

Album release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Way We Roll"	Taylor, Frankenstein, Furler, Stuart Garrard	3:27
2.	"No Grave"		3:44
3.	"This Is Your Life"		3:25
4.	"Glorious"		4:11
5.	"In the Hands of God" (featuring Phil Joel)		4:18
6.	"The Upside"		3:18
7.	"My Friend Jesus"		2:50
8.	"Lead Me to the Cross"	Brooke Fraser	4:08
9.	"Dance"		3:35
10.	"RSL 1984"	Furler, Taylor	4:34
Total length:			37:32

Personnel

• Peter Furler: lead and backing vocals, writer, producer
• Jody Davis: guitars, vocals
• Jeff Frankenstein: keyboards, key bass, vocals, writer
• Duncan Phillips: drums, percussion
• Phil Joel: background vocals on "In the Hands of God"
• Michael Tait: background vocals

References

1. Johnson, Jared. "'In The Hands Of God' - Newsboys". AllMusic.com.
2. Gelwicks, Roger (2009-05-03). "Newsboys, 'In The Hands Of God' Review". JesusFreakHideout.com.
3. Lucas, Emily (2009-06-19). "Newsboys - In The Hands Of God". CrossRhythms.co.uk.