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"Lift Up Your Face" is a song recorded by the Christian rock band Third Day and featuring vocals from The Blind Boys of Alabama. Written by Mac Powell and composed by Third Day, Bo Rinehart, and Bear Rinehart, it was released to Christian AC and CHR radio on July 11, 2010 as the lead single from Third Day's 2010 studio album Move. "Lift Up Your Face" is a southern rock song with influences from blues and gospel, possessing a shadowy and edgy sound accompanied by distorted guitars. Dark and soulful vocals are also present, while the lyrics convey a message of encouragement and hope.
Hard Love is the sixth studio album by American Christian rock band Needtobreathe, released on July 15, 2016, through Atlantic Records.
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- ↑ "Needtobreathe". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ↑ 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced on The Tennessean (February 18, 2010)
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