I’ve just recently started running on the treadmill again, which can be quite monotonous.  I have found, however, that there are certain songs in the Third Day catalog that are great for keeping me motivated to run.  Here they are:

1.  Get On
2.  Have Mercy
3.  Took My Place
4.  Otherside
5.  Tunnel
6.  40 Days
7.  Rockstar
8.  Shake
9.  Caught Up in Yourself
10. Peace

Do you work out with Third Day’s music?  If so, what are your favorites to exercise to?

I will admit, that though Third Day is my favorite band, that I was a bit disappointed in their last release, Wherever You Are.  I thought there were some really good gems on the album, such as Communion, Tunnel and Carry My Cross, but on the whole I felt like it was missing some of that element that makes Third Day’s music so attractive to my ear.

The Third Day I know and love is back on Revelation…and then some.

Tracks like Otherside, This is Who I Am, Ready and I Will Always Be True throw back to that Southern rock sound that sets them apart from the majority of other bands out there.  Slowdown, which features background vocals from Chris Daughtry, is a song that would fit right in on mainstream rock radio.  Run to You and Born Again features guest vocals from Lacey Mosley, lead singer for the band Flyleaf, and are very good songs as well.

Every song on the disc is solid, and the mixing and sound is, unlike a lot of Christian CDs in the past, on par with anything out there in the mainstream.  This is definitely a rock album, and it has the big sound that a rock album deserves.

If you haven’t picked up this CD, I would definitely recommend it.

More on Third Day’s Revelation:

Revealing a New Chapter - Christian Music Today
Third Day: Bold Revelation - CCM Magazine
Third Day’s ‘Revelation’ comes at right time - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Revelation Sneak Peek (EPK) - PMG/SONY/BMG Channel on YouTube

Thought that I was all alone
Broken and afraid
But You were there with me
Yes, You were there with me

And I didn’t even know
That I had lost my way
But You were there with me
Yes, You were there with me

‘Til You opened up my eyes
I never knew
That I couldn’t ever make it
Without You

Even though the journey’s long
And I know the road is hard
Well, the One who’s gone before me
He will help me carry on
After all that I’ve been through
Now I realize the truth
That I must go through the valley
To stand upon the mountain of God

As I travel on the road
That You have lead me down
You are here with me
Yes, You are here with me
I have need for nothing more
Oh, now that I have found
That You are here with me
Yes, You are here with me

I confess from time to time
I lose my way
But You are always there
To bring me back again

Chorus

Sometimes I think of where it is I’ve come from
And the things I’ve left behind
But of all I’ve had, what I possessed
Nothing can quite compare
With what’s in front of me
With what’s in front of me

-Mountain of God by Third Day

There have been plenty of times in my life when I’ve felt “broken and afraid.” And even though I didn’t realize it at the time, God was there throughout the whole thing, because looking back I can see his big ol’ footsteps in the sand. He was there guiding me, carrying me. I know there were times when I was lost, and He was there, though I couldn’t feel Him.

I heard a sermon recently, and in it the speaker was talking about mountaintop experiences, and going through the valley after them. He explained that there were different ways of looking at a valley experience—you can be in the moment, looking at the valley, and wondering where the way is outta there, or you can look to that next mountaintop, and move toward it. It’s all a matter of attitude and perspective. We can choose to wallow in our pain, soak in our despair, or we can say, “This is hard, but things will be better. God will You help me?”

But still, so often when we are going through something, we’ll say, “If I only had this, things would be better.” I have been guilty of that myself. But slowly I’ve begun to realize that all of the things that I think I need are nothing, and that the only thing I need is God. He’s more than enough.

Jesus came and paved a way for us. It’s not the easiest road to walk sometimes, but ultimately through perseverance and faith, we’ll see that splendor in front of us. We’ll feel that grace and love and might live and in person. How awesome will that be? Won’t it make all of the struggles worth it?

I had never seen the David Crowder*Band in concert prior to this show. I must say I was very impressed. David has a way of getting an audience involved (and it didn’t hurt here in Abilene that he is a fellow Texan…we support our peeps. ). I had bought A Collision a couple of weeks prior to the concert, and thought it was a good record, but seeing them live, and being a part of a real worship experience was amazing. I loved the song You Are My Joy live and in person. It’s definitely a standout on the record, but live it’s one of those songs that just draws you in to worship.

After Crowder’s set, Tai Anderson, Third Day’s bassist, came out and spoke a little bit about his trip to Uganda earlier this year. Children there are being taken from their families in the middle of the night and forced into being soldiers in the country’s war. There are some villages where children treck each night to a place where they can sleep safely, without fear of being kidnapped. The story was really moving, and he talked about the work that World Vision is doing there in Uganda for these kids. The AIDS situation there is bad as well.

Then, Third Day came out and rocked the house! They opened the show with Tunnel off of their latest release Wherever You Are. I love that song, and I think that was a great way to open the show, as the white curtain fell down. Their stage lights and what-not were pretty amazing as well…I loved the flames during Consuming Fire! I also loved that they did my favorite song off of the latest record, I Can Feel It, and that they did Consuming Fire and Thief. I Saw the Light with the Crowder guys was off the hook! In fact, the whole acoustic set was pretty stellar.

Here’s the full set list, via the Third Day Blog:

Tunnel
Creed
I Got a Feelin’
I Can Feel It
Consuming Fire
Keep On Shinin’
Thief
I’ve Always Loved You (acoustic)
Your Love Oh Lord / Nothing but the Blood (acoustic)
I Saw the Light (w/ Crowder)
Blessed Assurance
You Are So Good to Me
I Believe
Show Me Your Glory
My Hope is You

***Encore***
Come Together
Cry Out to Jesus
God of Wonders

Overall, I think this was an excellent show, and if you have a chance to go, you should do it! Third Day does not disappoint, and neither does the David Crowder*Band!

I can’t wait to see Third Day again.

My pictures of the show on Flickr…