"Lift Up Your Face" is a song recorded by the Christian rock band Third Day and featuring vocals from The Blind Boys of Alabama.

"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.

[1] Third Day's bassist Tai Anderson recalls that "We got together in their home studio and had a jam session that went with Mac's idea of a song based on the idea of 'lift up your head' from the Psalms... By working with another 'southern' rock band from South Carolina, we got to show our Georgia roots musically with a "gospel" sound";[2] he further noted that "the big message of the song is 'salvation is calling'".

[3][4] It is set in common time in the key of E minor and has a tempo of 88 beats per minute, with a vocal range spanning from D4-G5.

[2][7] Lead vocalist Mac Powell commented that "The country is going through hard times, and there are doubts and insecurity.

[6] "Lift Up Your Face" received mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the vocals of The Blind Boys of Alabama.

[6][7][8][10][11][12] C. E'Jon Moore of The Christian Manifesto praised "Lift Up Your Face", saying "[the song] gets you out of your seat and sticks with you long after the last note has faded".

[9] John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout regarded the song as "edgy"[10] and the praised the vocal support from The Blind Boys of Alabama.

[13] Andrew Greer of Christianity Today regarded the song as a "fiery collaboration with music's legendary Blind Boys of Alabama"[12] and "a hearty charge to look heavenward for lasting hope".

[26] At a concert as part of their Make Your Move Tour in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on November 6, 2011, Third Day performed the song after returning to the stage from an earlier acoustic set.

[27] At the opening night of the Make a Difference Tour, Third Day performed the song as part of their setlist.