Carrie Underwood – Mary, Did You Know?: Lyrics and Meaning

Mary, Did You Know? is Track 07 on Carrie Underwood’s album My Gift.

Mary, Did You Know? Song Lyrics:

Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will 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?
And when you kiss your little baby
You’ve kissed the face of God
Mary, did you know
Oh Mary, did you know

The blind will see
The deaf will hear
And the dead will live again
The lame will leap
The dumb will speak
The praises of the Lamb

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 is heaven’s perfect lamb?
The sleeping child you’re holding is the great I am

Oh, Mary did you know?
Ooh, ooh Mary did you know?
Mary did you know?

Mary, Did You Know? Song Meaning:

Mary, Did You Know? was written by a comedian, Mark Lowry, in 1984. In the words of Lowry, “As my mind went back to the manger scene, I began to think about the power, authority and majesty she cradled in her arms. Those little lips were the same lips that had spoken worlds into existence. All of those things were contained in the young child lying quietly on her bosom. Even now, he was the very one who had given life to his mother, Mary.” Lowry said this song came about with that thought in mind. He began to write down questions he would like to ask Mary like, “do you know who is in your arms? Do you know what He is going to do? Do you know how important this tiny baby is?” Questions like that became the basis of the song, which quickly became beloved by many.