Third Day
Well-crafted southern rock with substance. Third Day's music mixes faith w… Read Full Bio ↴Well-crafted southern rock with substance. Third Day's music mixes faith with the pure energy of rock n' roll to give fans a non-watered down way to express their belief. Members: Mac Powell (vocals/guitar) , Mark Lee (guitar), Tai Anderson (bass) and David Carr (drums).
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.
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.
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Third Day Lyrics
'Til The Day I Die I wanna tell you I wanna tell you just how I…
02 These Thousand Hills These thousand hills roll ever on Footprints of a Mighty Go…
1000 Years In a thousand years this all will fade away When it's…
40 Days Here I am at what feels like the end And so…
Agnus Dei Hallelujah, hallelujah For our Lord God Almighty reigns H…
Agnus Dei / Worthy AGNES DEI Lyrics & Music by Michael W. Smith WORTHY Lyrics…
Alien I'm what You're looking for No need to search any more I'm…
All the Heavens As your children gather in peace All the angels sing in…
Angels We Have Heard On High Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o'er the plains…
Anything I can't do anything I can't do anything without you But You…
Away In A Manger Away in a manger, no crib for a bed The little…
Believe Time has kept me waiting Anticipating for something more And…
Billy Brown Superstar Billy Brown Oh, what your doin' to this town? Don'…
Blackbird Blackbird, why you wearing that frown? Don't you know Jesus …
Blessed Assurance Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine O, what a foretaste of glor…
Blind Each and every single day I was throwing life away with…
Born Again Well today I found myself After searching all these years An…
Born In Bethlehem Baby Jesus, born in a stable Humble Savior's birth You left …
Call My Name It's been so long since You felt like you were loved So…
Can't Take The Pain No, I didn't see this one comin' It suddenly snuck up…
Carry Me Home My heart is aching My bones are tired And I can't believe I'…
Carry My Cross As long as I remember I've been walking through the…
Caught Up In Yourself Take a good look around You And I'm sure that you…
Children Of God Praise to the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ Our God…
Christmas Like A Child I want to feel Christmas, how it used to be With…
City on a Hill You are the light of the world A city on…
Come As You Are Your eyes, they shine Unlike anything I've ever seen Your sm…
Come On Back To Me You've been hiding now for so long Never understanding why R…
Come Together You can all call me crazy For the things that I…
Communion This is the Body and this is the Blood Broken and…
Consuming Fire Set this place on fire Send you spirit, savior Rescue me fro…
Contagious My spirit is feeling fine, Cause I've got Jesus here in…
Creed This is a song by the late, great Rich Mullins I…
Cross Of Nails One cold November A war retook the night A church is left…
Cry Out To Jesus To everyone who's lost someone they love Long before it was…
Did Ya Mean It There was a time in your life When you wanted the…
Do You Hear What I Hear Said the night wind to the little lamb "Do you see…
Do You Hear What I Hear? Said the night wind to the little lamb "Do you see…
Don't Give Up Hope This world just keeps on getting crazier and crazier everyda…
Don't Say Goodbye Look inside, the autumn leaves are falling Deep inside you h…
Eagles My pain and problems keep me chained And my troubled heart…
Everywhere You Go Nothing can stop me I am not gonna change my mind No…
Father of Lights Father of love, Father of lights Let Your love fall, let…
Follow Me There Ooh, oh yeah You need a place where you can find…
For The Rest Of My Life Staring at the edge of a canyon It all feels so…
Forever Hello to you, my love I hope that you're doing well I…
Forty Days Here I am at what feels like the end And so…
Get On So you think you had me Had me in your sights I've…
Give You said all that followed You may find Comfort and pain,…
Give / Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / With or Without You / Your Love Oh Lord (medley) You said all that follow You may find Comfort and pain,…
Give Love Whisper softly to Me Share with Me your heart And just ign…
Give Me A Reason There must be something wrong with me I won't stop taking…
God Of Wonder Lord of all creation Of the water, earth and sky The Heavens…
God of Wonders (feat. Caedmon's Call) Lord of heaven and earth. Lord of all creation. Lord of heav…
God Of Wonders (Live in Philadelphia Wow Worship Yellow album version, which is the same as…
Gomer's Theme In this place Saw her face He was more than happier Made …
Gone Please forgive me I don't mean to be rude But I gotta…
Have Mercy My will won't break, it barely bends Same old sinner, the…
He Is Alive Angels are watching over us With the saints that have gone…
Heaven As your children gather in peace All the angels sing in…
Hit Me Like A Bomb You hit me like a bomb And everything I'm use to Is…
Holy Spirit I can feel Him in the air I can see Him…
How Do You Know I've got my doubts and I've got my questions It's nothing…
How's Your Head Sorry, I had to go away Tomorrow's just another day Without …
I Believe Time has kept me waiting Anticipating for something more And…
I Can Feel It I seek the silence through the chaos and the noise That's…
I Deserve? I tasted the fruit that was forbidden I murdered the trust…
I Don't Know Cannot find the words to say I'm sorry Don't know how…
I Got A Feeling Well, I got a message, I got a song Can I…
I Got You What kind of song do you wanna sing to me?…
I Have Decided To Follow Jesus I have decided to follow Jesus I have decided to follow…
I Know You Can Give me the words to say Bring me the strength to…
I Need A Miracle Well, late one night, she started to cry and thought…
I Remember You Say you love me Forever Say you need me Forever And say you …
I See Love Some see a teacher standing on a hill speaking words…
I Want To Believe In You Time has kept me waiting Anticipating for something more And…
I Will Always Be True I will always be true No I'll never be leaving I'll be…
I Will Hold My Head High Sometimes the night starts closin' in And I've lost my way…
I'll Be Your Miracle When you're down and you're falling fast And you feel like…
I've Always Love You Well, I don't know how to explain it But I know…
In Jesus' Name The blind have sight The deaf now hear The lame will walk Th…
Innocent It seemed like I had run out of second chances And…
It's A Shame I hate to be, to be the one Who's given up And…
It's About Time Well I need to be more than I have been Well…
It's Alright Your letter said that you were leaving But you didn't know…
Its a Shame I hate to be, to be the one Who's given up And…
Its alright Your letter said that you were leaving But you didn't know…
Jesus One of these days we all will stand in judgment…
Jesus Light Of The World The most beautiful night of the year All the stars light…
Joy To The World Joy to the world, the Lord is come Let earth receive…
Just Be Held I've heard a tale that a man would climb a…
Just To Be With You Third Day (1996) album version: I've heard it said t…
Keep On Shinin' It feels like forever since I can remember It seems like…
Kicking and Screaming What if I told you that I love you What if…
King Of Glory Who is this King of glory that pursues me with…
Lead Us Back Lead us back where we belong Call us as Your very…
Let Me Love You Ever Since the world around you shattered You've been lookin…
Let There Be Light You spoke and your words brought us life You saw and…
Lift Up Your Face Lift up your face, lift up your face Salvation is calling,…
Livin' For Jesus Sometimes things don't work out quite the way that you wante…
Long Time Comin' Well I've been taking It all for granted Everything that…
Love Heals Your Heart Did you think you were immune to this? Did you think…
Love Song I've heard it said that a man would climb a…
Make Your Move I'm looking around here for some kind of miracle I'm looking…
Maker We built our idols just to see them fall And our…
Mama Well hey Mama, take a look at me now Things are…
Manger Throne What kind of King would leave His throne In Heaven to…
May Your Wonders Never Cease Father in Heaven Lord, may Your name be glorified Above all …
Medley You said all that follow You may find Comfort and pain,…
Merry Christmas There's a little girl trembling on a cold December morn Cyin…
More To This People get ready For something like you've never seen Open …
Morning Has Broken Morning has broken Like the first morning Blackbird has spok…
Mountain Of God Thought that I was all alone Broken and afraid But You were…
Movin' On Up Well I was blind But now I can see You made a…
My Heart I paint a picture, I think it's easier to live…
My Hope Is You To You, O Lord, I lift my soul In You, O…
My Hope Is You 2006 To you, O Lord, I lift my soul In you, O…
Never Bow Down Take me from my home Drag me with a tether Tell me…
Nothing At All On and on and on and on and on she…
Nothing Compares I've heard all the stories I've seen all the signs Witnessed…
O Come All Ye Faithful O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant O come ye,…
O Holy Night O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining It is the…
Offering Magnificent, holy father I stand in awe of all i see Of…
One True God I will always be true No I'll never be leaving I'll be…
Other Side I've been sitting here for way to long It's time that…
Otherside I've been sitting here for way to long It's time that…
Our Deliverer There is beauty rising from these ashes There is new life…
Peace Peace like a river flows within me Love like a waterfall…
Praise Song We praise You, oh, Lord for the love that You…
Ready I'm ready for the winds to change I'm ready for a…
Revelation My life, Has led me down the road that's so uncertain And…
Revival Anybody here looking for revival In our own hearts and acros…
Rise Up Well, I was there when you were torn apart And now…
RockStar I want to be a rock star But, I ain't got…
Run To You I was tired of waiting Playing all the games and Living in…
San Angelo Forever seems so distant Much further than today You turn ar…
Saved I was blinded by the devil, born already ruined Stone-cold d…
She Sings in Riddles The voice of an angel, I cannot tell Light or darkness,…
Show Me Your Glory I caught a glimpse of Your splendor In the corner of…
Silent Night Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round …
Simply Amazin' Whoever though that the son of God, Would humble Himself co…
Sing A Song I want to sing a song for You, Lord Lord, for…
Sing Praises Sing praises to our God, sing praises Sing praises to our…
Sky Falls Down People talkin' like it's the end of time And I look…
Slow Down Tell me to slow down if you think That the road…
Soul On Fire God, I'm running for Your heart I'm running for Your heart T…
Sound Of Your Voice I ran away from your love But you waited for me Yes,…
Spirit Oh, Lord, fill us with Your spirit Guide us by Your…
Still Listening There was a time when I thought that I had…
Surrender When the day began And you opened up your eyes No, you…
Take It All All the promises I've broken All the times I've let You…
Take Me Back It's your heart that keeps you running And it's your mind…
Take My Life How many times have I turned away? The number is the…
Thank You All Ready or not, well, here we go Giving all we got…
The Everlasting The Everlasting Ruler of the Universe, Higher than the king…
The First Noel The first Noel, the angels did say Was to certain poor…
The One I Love Well, late one night, she started to cry and thought…
The Sun Is Shining Yesterday I found That everything I knew was wrong It…
The Victory I've been fighting like a soldier From the day that I…
These Thousand Hills These thousand hills roll ever on Footprints of a Mighty God…
Thief I am a thief, I am a murderer Walking up this…
Thief 2006 I am a thief, I am a murderer Walking up this…
This Is Who I Am I'm a son of a good man I'm the child of…
This Song Was Meant For You Where did I go wrong? Tell me what I have done…
Time's Running Out On Me There’s so many places I wanna see So many things that…
Took My Place Lost like a little child Helpless as a baby Searchin' desper…
Trust In Jesus One of these days we all will stand in judgment…
Tunnel Well, I won't pretend to know what you're thinking And I…
Underwater Now listen there's something much better Than what I had an…
Victorious In all the heavens there is one Who conquered death alone An…
What Child Is This What child is this who, laid to rest On Mary's lap…
What Good Rich young man, you think you can Make it through the…
What Have You Got To Lose Sin and shame Guilt and pain Pride and your conceit Here and…
What You Want Time has kept me waiting Anticipating for something more And…
When The Rain Comes When the rain comes it seems that everyone has gone…
Who Am I Well, I need to be someone who's a lot like…
Wire Turn on the spotlight, strike up the band Everyone's looking…
You Are Mine It doesn't take much for my heart to break You have…
You Are My Everything Your eyes, they shine Unlike anything I've ever seen Your sm…
You Are Not Alone I am always here How's it make you feel to know That…
You Are So Good To Me You are beautiful my sweet, sweet song You are beautiful my…
You Make Me Mad I don't know if it's necessarily (The things you do) Maybe t…
You Redeemed Me Ever Since the world around you shattered You've been lookin…
You're Everywhere Like the rain that falls to the earth below Watering the…
Your Love Endures "Ready?" "Yeah." Though the treasures of This life may fad…
Your Love Is Like A River Your love is like a river flowing from my heart Your…
Your Love Oh Lord Your love, oh Lord Reaches to the heavens Your faithfulness …
Your Words Let me hear Your words Above all other voices Above all…