"Baptism", also known as "Down with the Old Man (Up with the New)", is a song written by Mickey Cates, depicting a believer's baptism down in an East Tennessee river.
In 1999, the song was recorded by Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis on the album Everywhere We Go[1] and in 2000, Randy Travis recorded it on the album Inspirational Journey.
[2] The solo version was released as a single, peaking at 75th position at the country singles chart of the United States.
[3] In 2001 the Randy Travis solo recording was awarded an GMA Dove Award in the "Country song of the year" category.
[4] In 1999 the song was recorded by Susie Luchsinger on the album Raised on Faith.