Early years
Third Day began in 1991, when singer Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee finished studying at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia. They had already played together in a garage band called Nuclear Hoedown, but now wanted to form a band where they could express their faith in God. Powell and Lee added a keyboard player named Billy Wilkins, and dedicated their time to write songs and perform around the state of Georgia.[1]
In 1992, they were playing at Lee's church the same night that drummer David Carr and bassist Tai Anderson were playing with a band called Bullard Family Singers. Their youth director asked the band to perform at their church. The group took along quickly and were invited to join the band.[2] The album that Carr produced would be released the next year under the title Long Time Forgotten.
In 1993, while dealing with their studies, the band started playing more aggressively around Atlanta and saved $3,000 to record a full-length album. Also, during this time, original member, Billy Wilkins, who was working as a school teacher, ended up leaving the band.[3] Still, Third Day continued to work on their first full-length album, recording at Furies Studios in Atlanta. The album was finally released in 1994 with 2,000 copies available.[4] In 1995, the band started looking for a second guitarist. They had heard Brad Avery play with singer Chris Carder and asked him to play with the band. After playing "Consuming Fire" during their first rehearsal, Avery officially joined the band.
As the band completed its line-up, they also started playing steadily around the South-east area. They also started playing at an Atlanta venue called the Strand Theatre. The management of the local decided to sign the band to a new independent record label called Gray Dot Records. That same year, the band released the album Third Day, which ended up selling 20,000 copies. Shortly after, Reunion Records signed the band to a multi-album deal.[5]
International Success
In 1998, the band started working on their next project titled Time under the production of Monroe James. They had compiled around 30 songs to choose from during the last year, and ended up choosing only ten. The album was also nominated for a Grammy and won another Dove Award for the band. Some of the other songs the band recorded, but were left out can be found in the EP Southern Tracks.[8] Also, during the band's live shows, the worship part was becoming more "powerful", which prompted them to release an album exclusively of worship songs, titled Offerings: A Worship Album. The album was recorded in about a week, and they followed it with a tour alongside Jennifer Knapp. They also collaborated in the project called City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise.[9]
In 2001, the band played in Australia and New Zealand on the heels of the success of the Offerings album. They continued to tour in the States, and recorded one of their concerts in Atlanta to be released as their first DVD, The Offerings Experience. The concert was held at the Hi-Fi Buys Ampitheatre with an attendance of close to 15,000 people. That same year, the band won a total of five Dove Awards as well as their first Grammy. They followed that year with the release of Come Together which ended up winning two Dove Awards and one more Grammy. The album was certified gold the next year, along with Time.[10][11] In 2003, they also released a follow-up to their hit Offerings titled Offerings II: All I Have to Give.
The band appeared in the 2002 film "Joshua", the movie version of the Joseph Girzone novel of the same name. The Third Day song "My Hope is You" was included in the Joshua soundtrack album.
Recent Years
In 2004, the band released their next album, Wire, and toured the States with tobyMac and Warren Barfield. In June of the same year, the band traveled to Europe for a two-week tour. Upon returning, the band recorded a concert at Louisville which ended up as their next project, Live Wire, released later that year. During that year, they also collaborated on the soundtrack for Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ, they played at the Republican National Convention, and were featured in the show 60 Minutes.[12] In January 2007, the band played one night each in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, Australia.[13]
Their next album, Wherever You Are, debuted on the Billboard 200 at #8.[14] It also won the band their third Grammy. They have followed it with the holiday album, Christmas Offerings in 2006, and with a compilation of their hits titled Chronology in 2007. On February 28th, 2008, Third Day released a statement announcing Brad Avery's departure from the band after 13 years and over 1000 concerts.
Their best album to date entitled Revelation was released July 29, 2008.
Third Day released Miracle on November 6, 2012. The band toured Miracle on the Miracle Tour with artists Colton Dixon and Josh Wilson as their opening acts, commencing on February 21, 2013 in Fairfax, Virginia and concluding on May 19, 2014 in Orlando, Florida.
Third Day released the worship album Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship on March 3, 2015. The album, produced by the duo The Sound Kids, composed of Jonny Macintosh and JT Daly, peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart, No. 5 on the Top Rock Albums chart[27] and No. 13 on the Digital Albums chart. The album has had one single, "Soul on Fire", that spent 19 weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 2 on Hot Christian Songs and No. 3 on Christian Digital Songs.
You Are Mine
Third Day Lyrics
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You have done it for what seems a millionth time
Whenever I hear of Your saving grace
And how You gave Your life in exchange for mine
Sometimes I wonder why You even love me
And why You ever chose to call me child
And I remember just by Your sacrifice
It doesn't take much for me to shed a tear
You have done so many things to make me cry
Whenever I think all that I've done wrong
And everything You have done to make it right
Sometimes I wonder why You even love me
And why You ever chose to call me child
And I remember just by Your sacrifice
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
You are mine, You are mine
You are mine, You are mine
It doesn't take much for my heart to break
You have done it for what seems a millionth time
Sometimes I wonder why You even love me
And why You ever chose to call me child
Sometimes I wonder why You even love me
And why You ever chose to call me child
And I remember, it's by Your sacrifice
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
And You are mine
The lyrics of Third Day's song You Are Mine speak about the overwhelming love of God for His children. The first stanza talks about how it doesn't take much for the singer's heart to break, which could refer to how the Christian faith constantly reminds believers of their shortcomings and how much they need God's grace. It also mentions how God gave His life in exchange for the singer's, alluding to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. There is a sense of wonder and awe in the line "Sometimes I wonder why You even love me / And why You ever chose to call me child," as though the singer cannot fathom the depths of God's love and mercy.
The second stanza similarly speaks about how it doesn't take much for the singer to cry, possibly referring to moments of repentance and realization of their own sinfulness. The line "And everything You have done to make it right" alludes to how God works to redeem and restore His people, even when they have strayed. The chorus repeats the title of the song, "You Are Mine," as a reassurance that despite everything, God still claims the singer as His own. The final stanza echoes the sense of wonder and amazement from earlier, but ends on a note of certainty: "I can say that I am Yours and You are mine."
Overall, the song communicates a sense of humility and awe in the face of God's love and grace. The singer acknowledges their own brokenness and unworthiness, but finds comfort and assurance in the fact that they belong to God.
Line by Line Meaning
It doesn't take much for my heart to break
My heart is fragile and can easily be hurt
You have done it for what seems a millionth time
You have hurt me many times before
Whenever I hear of Your saving grace
When I learn about how You save people from sin and death
And how You gave Your life in exchange for mine
And how You sacrificed Yourself for me
Sometimes I wonder why You even love me
I question why You have such great love for me
And why You ever chose to call me child
And why You would want to consider me as Your child
I remember just by Your sacrifice
I recall that Your sacrifice is what assures me of my relationship with You
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
I affirm that I belong to You and You belong to me
You are mine, You are mine
You claim me as Yours
It doesn't take much for my heart to break
My heart remains fragile even though You claim me as Yours
Sometimes I wonder why You even love me
My questioning of Your love for me persists
And why You ever chose to call me child
And why You would want to continue to consider me as Your child
And I remember, it's by Your sacrifice
However, I still remind myself that Your sacrifice is what secures my place as Your child
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
I repeat my affirmation of our relationship
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
Once again, I affirm that I am Yours and You are mine
I can say that I am Yours and You are mine
And I will continue to affirm our relationship forevermore
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