Living in Boulder, CO gave me the opportunity to be connected to several expressions of Christ’s Church. I was part of several men’s groups that beat into me strong, godly ideas and teachings—and beat off some useless, dull edges (iron sharpens iron).
One gathering was an early Friday prayer breakfast, from which a few of the guys went on to start Promise Keepers. Years later, I reconnected with Promise Keepers and wrote a few songs that were sung at some of those large gatherings.
Here’s one that I want my current men’s prayer group to hear. I meet with a group of guys each Thursday from a diverse background of culture, race, denominations, and political expression—but all men of faith in the Lord Jesus.
I’m the oldest guy in the group, and I hope the younger guys don’t laugh too loudly at this song written in the ’80s—before a few of them were probably even born.
So, men, I’m writing a new song based on our new vocabulary of “boy soul versus man soul.” But the thoughts of this 1980s song and the new 2020s song are similar—what do you think, guys?
— Doug
Glimpse Of A New Man | Lyrics
I caught a glimpse of the new man
That I’ve never ever seen in my heart before
I caught a glimpse of renewed man
that I’ve never ever seen in my mind before
I caught a glimpse of the new man
that I’ve never ever seen in my heart before
I caught a glimpse of renewed man
that I’ve never ever seen in my mind before
His appearance how it pleases, and so I ask, “who can this be?”
He looks a lot like Jesus, and yet I know this man is me,
that I caught a glimpse of
(I caught a glimpse of)
I saw this new man a glimpse of renewed man
Older than old yet newer than new
He was the “who I was meant to be”
I saw this new man (I saw the new man) a glimpse of renewed man
He is both my Lord’s and my heart’s desire
He’s the “who I am gonna be”
(who am I gonna be)
Livin’ under rubbish of an old man’s style
Wishin’ that his habits would just decompose
He’s strugglin’s t’wards the surface of the refuge pile
He’s longin’ for the new man to be exposed
For his appearance how it pleases
And so, I ask, “who can this be?”
For he looks a lot like Jesus
And yet I know this man is me
That I caught a glimpse of
(I caught a glimpse of)
I saw this new man a glimpse of renewed man
Older than old yet newer than new
He was the “who I was meant to be”
(who I was meant to be)
I saw this new man a glimpse of renewed man
He is both my Lord’s and my heart’s desire
He is the “who I am gonna be”
I caught a glimpse of him
Glimpse of the new man
And I’ve never ever seen
And he looks a lot like Jesus
And the new man is me
That I caught a glimpse of
I caught a glimpse of him
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