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In the aftermath of September 11th, and with the ongoing threat of terror, people across the country have embraced their faith with arms wide open.  This fall, Michael W. Smith takes his brand of faith on the road in the Come Together and Worship Tour sponsored by Chevrolet. 

Billed as a night of worship and hymn songs, over 10,000 people came to the Savvis Center, in downtown St. Louis to sing songs of celebration and worship in a corporate setting.

The night began with Third Day playing the tours signature song "Come Together."  Surprisingly, Michael W. Smith was on stage for the second song, and helped the Atlanta based Third Day with several worship tunes. Looking around the arena, one could see that the audience was glued within the first two songs. Without trying hard, Smitty and Third Day had managed to win over the crowd with their genuineness and excellent musicianship.

Smith left the stage, and Third Day continued to play a handful of worship songs with maximum audience participation.  On cue, Max Lucado quietly entered the stage with a short message about the glory of God. 

The shortened message was deep in thought yet simplistic in explanation. Lucado said the difference of seeing and knowing God's glory was the difference of wearing a Grand Canyon T-shirt, or standing in the middle of the canyon. 

Lucado is author to dozens of books and has over 28 million books in print.  His knowledge of scripture and his ability to display the gospel in a real way made him the right man to segue the crowd through various worship songs.

After Lucado's message, Third Day continued with several classic songs and an acoustic turned rock version of "Consuming Fire." 

After a brief intermission, Michael W. Smith took the stage to start playing from his worship repertoire.  His last three releases have been worship orientated.  Despite all of his worship experience, Smith played an original set which was comprised of songs from each of his worship projects.

The favorites were played one by one with the likes of: "Open the Eyes," "Here I Am to Worship," "Ancient Words," "Above All," "Breathe," "Let it Rain," and "Awesome God."  The musicianship was incredible from song to song, with everyone on stage visibly passionate about knowing God.  Smith played with such vigor and openness it was like an extremely polished version of a Sunday morning service with thousands of people all from different denominations. 

The entire night was one big connectivity between the artists on stage, Max Lucado, and the thousands of fans. 

The collection of worship songs continued with excellent transitions filled with beautiful melodious interludes.  The night crescendoed with Smith's memorization of Psalm 139.  The scripture is powerful alone, but Smith added inspiration and beauty to the ancient words. 

Captivated and awestruck, Smith left the crowd with his signature praise song, "Agnus Dei."  Third Day helped in performing the song which they covered on their worship release Offerings.  No encores, or excessive clapping ensued for the artists.  Smith left the stage with simple words, "You have never been unloved, that's the good news."