Handel’s Messiah



Lowry’s “Mary, Did You Know?-Truth in Scripture

This song written by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene and published in 1991 by Word Music/Rufus ASCAP represents a new classic in Christmas music. It places ourselves in Mary’s position. What was she feeling and did she have any idea what the Lord had in store for her and her child? This study will examine the lyrics to this song and scriptural basis for the truths found within them.

Primary scripture: Luke 1-38 as background

Truth: Mary obeyed God even though she had little understanding of what saying yes would mean—she had faith

• How many of us are willing to say yes to something that is undefined or open-ended?

• We need to understand the faith that Mary had in obeying God and that she repeatedly maintained her faith.

Referenced scripture for the verses below in red font

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Mary, Did You Know?

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;

And this child that you delivered

Will soon deliver you?

• Matthew 14:25-Jesus walks on water

• John 2:7-9-turns water in win

• Matthew 1:21-saves us from our sin

Mary, did you know that your baby boy

Would give sight to the blind man?

Mary, did you know that your baby boy

Would calm a storm with his hand?

Did you know that you baby boy

Has walked where angels trod?

And, when you kissed your little baby

You’ve kissed the face of God?

Oh, Mary, did you know?

Mary, did you know?

• 2 Corinthians 5:17-makes us new

• Romans 11:26-27- our Deliverer

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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.

• Matthew 9:27-29- sight to a blind man

• Mark 4:37-41- calmed the storm

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Oh, 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

Was Heaven’s perfect Lamb?

And, the sleeping child you’re holding is the great I Am?

• Matthew 28:18- Jesus came from Heaven

• John 10:28-30 -Jesus is God

• Matthew 12:22-23- Provider of miracles

• John 1:29- the Lamb of God

• Colossians 1:15-20- Creator of all

• Revelation 20: 11-12 Ruler of the Kingdom

• Revelation 5:11-15 Perfect sacrifice

• Exodus 3:13-14 He is the great I AM, always was, always will be

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Oh, Mary, did you know?

So long ago?

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©2007 Ron Williams

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