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Over two decades ago, I was part of a Christian fellowship where the sisters in the assembly put on a simple yet creative production for the brothers.
They took the popular song “I Can Only Imagine,” remixed it, and preformed it in an innovative way.
I was one of the men in the audience who watched the production, and it moved me to tears.
As the years rolled on, I never forgot the production and the affect it had on me.
I didn’t want it to die in the archives of my memory, so years later, I contacted one of the women who helped rewrite the song. And I asked her for the lyrics.
She had to do some digging to find them, but she came through.
My intention was to resurrect the song.
Consequently, during the 2018 Deeper Christian Life Conference, I asked for 30 volunteers in the audience who were willing to learn and perform the tune.
The sisters who responded only had a short time between ministry sessions to learn the song.
I explained how to perform it, and they only rehearsed for about an hour.
After five years, we’re unveiling the video publicly for the first time.
As you’ll see, the video explains how the sisters performed the song and the rewritten lyrics are displayed.
(I slightly revised the lyrics from the original recreation.)
When the song was performed, some of the men in the audience lost half their body weight in tears. 🙂
Since the recording can’t possibly capture the power of the moment, my hope is that it will convey some of it.
The theme of the conference was the Beautiful Pursuit, and the revised lyrics reflect our experience that weekend.
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
~ Colossians 1:27
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Larry Baker
This song has been a favorite, but THIS… This brings home the Glory of right-now.
Landon
This is astonishing! I felt the power of it while listening, so it does come through. Thank you for releasing it to us these five years later. I always look forward to Thursdays.
P.S. Your recent book “48 Laws of Spiritual Power” is life changing!
Craig
That was wonderful !! Blessings all, many thanks for sharing Frank et al … guess what we’ll be singing on Sunday down here in Perth, Western Australia 🙂
Anthony Kasper
Beautiful! We live in His presence.
Tunde
Wonderful! Such a great expression of what the believer’s present reality ought to be!
We don’t have to imagine for in Him we live, move, and have our very being, and more importantly, He lives in us!
Amylee
The truth put to song!! May God richly bless the few men that are still speaking these truths to His body!!!
Maddie Fields
Loved it too! Thanks Frank for being one of those few men. Your new books have transformed my life and I love the DCL network. Can’t get enough!
Justin
Ditto! Love the network. The master classes are blowing my mind. Never heard anything like the material before. Keep it up brother!
Walter L Morton
That song is a great reminder that we don’t have to imagine. He is in us and we are in him. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Tina
Brought tears to my eyes. He is with us always. Now and forever! Thank you for sharing, Frank.
Chad
WOW!!! What a LORD!!!
Kayla
Brilliant!
Sierra
WOW! This is so moving. I just joined the deeper christian life network. Look forward to your next conference. The master classes are already blowing me away.
Ron Furgerson
Very touching. I wish I could have been present to see the presentation in person. Thanks so much for the video and reminding us of what we have right now – without having to resort to imagination.
Caleb
Just Amazing!
Paul Steinbrueck
Thanks for sharing this, Frank! This song was one of the most memorable parts of that conference for me. It continues to serve as a reminder during those moments when I wish I could escape this broken world, that the Spirit of Jesus and his kingdom are already here.