Luke 1:28-33 Mary, Did You Know
“And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women.” But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name, JESUS. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father, David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end” (NJV).
In 1984 Mark Lowry was asked to write something as a bridge between well-known Christmas carols for a church program. “When I wrote this thing about Mary, I began by thinking I was interviewing her on her thoughts of being a mother to Jesus. A couple of the lines I wrote really stood out like, ‘when you kiss your little baby, you’ve kissed the face of God.’ I just thought this needed to be a song,” Mark explained. The melody was a bigger challenge. Mark asked one music writer to create a melody, and he did, but it didn’t feel right to Mark, so he tabled it for a while. In 1988 Mark got to know Buddy Greene and shared the lyrics with him. The result was one of the most blessed combinations of lyrics and music ever written.
Mary, Did You Know?
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 bring 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?
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.
Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy will someday 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!
The answer to all these questions was probably, “No.” Did she have any idea of the joy and agony she would experience? Probably not, but Mary’s song in Luke 1:46-55 shows how much she loved her God, Jehovah, trusted Him, and how blessed and ready she was to do her Lord’s bidding. With Mark, I am captivated by the line, “And when you kiss your little baby, you’ve kissed the face of God.” But singing the song with the crescendo of the music at the end with the words, “That sleeping child you’re holding is the GREAT I AM,” sends shivers down my spine and joy to my heart as my hands raise in worship and wonder.