Arriving

Arriving is a studio album released in 2004 by Chris Tomlin. The album has received RIAA "Platinum" status and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. As of October 2008, "How Great Is Our God" is No. 1 and "Holy Is the Lord" is No. 7 on CCLI's Top 100 songs used in churches in the U.S.

"Indescribable" is a cover of Laura Story, originally performed by Laura Story herself in 2003. Tomlin covered the song on this album.

Likewise, "Your Grace Is Enough" is a cover of a Matt Maher song, though Tomlin rewrote the chorus compared to Maher's original version.

Name
Tomlin named this album after a passage he read in Isaiah 40 because he said he feels "as though we're like this landing strip in the desert for our great, incredible God to arrive on; a way for Him to come into people's lives."

Personnel

 * Chris Tomlin – lead vocals, acoustic piano (11)
 * Ed Cash – backing vocals (1–6, 8, 10, 11), programming (1–6, 8, 9, 11), acoustic guitars (1–6, 8–11), electric guitars (1), keyboards (2, 3, 5, 9), mandolin (2), acoustic piano (3), classical guitar (7), bass (7)
 * Laura Story – acoustic piano (1)
 * Daniel Carson – electric guitars (1–6, 8–11)
 * Jesse Reeves – bass (1–6, 8–11)
 * Dan Needham – drums (1, 3, 5, 9-11)
 * Joey Parish – drums (2, 4, 6, 8-10)
 * Matt Slocum – cello (7)
 * Christy Nockels – backing vocals (3)
 * Nathan Nockels – backing vocals (3)
 * Darwin Hobbs – backing vocals (3, 9)
 * Gale Mayes-West – backing vocals (3, 9)
 * Leanne Palmore – backing vocals (3, 9)
 * Angela Primm – backing vocals (3, 9)
 * Jerard Woods – backing vocals (3, 9), lead vocal (second verse of 9)
 * Jovaun Woods – backing vocals (3, 9)
 * Matt Wertz – backing vocals (3, 7)
 * Steven Curtis Chapman – backing vocals (5)
 * Melissa Polinar – backing vocals and ad-lib on ending (9)

Production
 * Louie Giglio – executive producer
 * Brad O'Donnell – executive producer
 * Ed Cash – producer, recording engineer, mixing
 * Ed's, Franklin, Tennessee – recording location, mixing location
 * Scott Olivier – additional recording engineer
 * Stardog, Austin, Texas – additional recording location
 * Steve Bishir – mixing
 * Richard Dodd – mastering
 * Thomas Petillo – photography
 * Jan Cook – creative direction
 * Benji Peck – art direction, design

Singles

 * "Indescribable" (2004)
 * "Holy Is the Lord" (2005)
 * "How Great Is Our God" (2005)

Awards
On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.