From the recording Miles Apart, Standin' Still
A Kinder Man
“A Kinder Man” is about choosing grace in a world that often gives people every reason to become hard.
This song begins in the quiet of morning, with coffee, prayer, and the first light pushing back the dark. It recognizes that the world can feel heavy with noise, fear, bitterness, and despair, but it also reminds us that small beautiful things still have the power to lift the spirit if we let them.
At its heart, this song is about kindness as a kind of quiet rebellion. Not weakness, not pretending life is easy, but choosing joy anyway. Choosing grace anyway. Letting the light God gave you win, even when the day asks something difficult from you.
“A Kinder Man” is a song about finding one small sacred moment, holding on to hope, and remembering that in a bitter world, becoming kinder may be one of the bravest things a person can do.
— Lane Alan Dumser
Lyrics
Some mornings feel like a prayer unspoken
Between your soul and the morning light
I stood there holdin’ a cup of coffee
Watchin’ darkness turn to bright
And it crossed my mind how easy it is
To forget the strength we hold
Not the kind that’s out to conquer
Just the quiet kind of bold
In a hard world, walk in grace if you can
In a bitter world, be a kinder man
Choose a little joy when the day begins
Let the light God gave you win
It may feel like a small rebellion
But sometimes that’s where hope begins
Just a quiet way of sayin’
Grace still lives within
This world feels heavy some mornings
With all the noise and all the fear
But the smallest things can lift a spirit
If we let their beauty near
A breeze through trees on a country hillside
Or a song driftin’ through the air
Little reminders this old world still
Holds more love than despair
In a hard world, walk in grace if you can
In a bitter world, be a kinder man
Choose a little joy when the day begins
Let the light God gave you win
It may feel like a small rebellion
But sometimes that’s where hope begins
Just a quiet way of sayin’
Grace still lives within
So find one small sacred moment
Something simple and true
A little piece of Heaven’s sunshine
Waitin’ there for you
In a hard world, walk in grace if you can
In a bitter world, be a kinder man
Choose a little joy when the day begins
Let the light God gave you win
It may feel like a small rebellion
But sometimes that’s where hope begins
Just a quiet way of sayin’
Grace still lives within
Find one small beautiful thing today
Something simple shining through
One of those small bright pieces of joy
For me is you