Luke 1:35,38 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
In preparing a Christmas program, Mark Lowry wrote down some questions he would have liked to ask Mary when Jesus was born.
‘Mary, do you know who is in your arms?’
‘Did you know the one who holds creation together, and the one who holds you together is lying helpless in the manger?’
‘Did you know that your baby boy will walk on water, give sight to a blind man and calm a storm at sea with his hand?’”
Mary knew her virgin born child was the Son of God and could do anything [Luke 1:46-55], but Mark Lowry was eager to know if she knew what it would be.
Lowry carried his lyrics with him for the next seven years. In 1991, he asked his good friend, Buddy Greene, to write suitable music for his poem.
Mary Did You Know?
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Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? — Mary did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters? — Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new? — This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you.’
‘Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man? — Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand? — Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? — When you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of God. — O Mary did you know?
The blind will see, — the deaf will hear, — the dead will live again. — The lame will leap, — the dumb will speak, — the praises of the lamb.
Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? — Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations? — Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb? — That sleeping child you're holding is the great I am!
Mark Lowry and Buddy Green
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