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
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've kissed the face of God.
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 will one day rule the nations'
Did you know,
That your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb'
This sleeping child you're holding, is the great I AM.
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Meaning & Inspiration
Helen Baylor’s “Mary Did You Know?” unfolds as a series of questions about the identity and future work of Mary’s child. The lyric moves from Christ’s miracles—walking on water, calming a storm, and giving sight—to his saving work for both Mary and humanity. Its central contrast is striking: the mother holds a vulnerable sleeping child who is also named as Lord of creation and the great I AM.
The song’s imagery closely follows Gospel accounts of Jesus’ authority over nature, sickness, and death. It also recalls the angelic announcement that Mary’s son would be called the Son of God and receive an everlasting kingdom. The closing description of Christ as the perfect Lamb brings his birth and redemptive sacrifice into the same meditation. Rather than treating the nativity as an isolated scene, the lyric presents Bethlehem in light of the ministry, crucifixion, divine identity, and reign of Jesus.
Related Scripture
- Luke 1:31-35 Gabriel tells Mary that her child will be called the Son of God and will reign.
- Mark 4:39 Jesus rebukes the wind and calms the sea, matching the lyric about calming a storm.
- John 9:1-7 Jesus gives sight to a man born blind, as the song anticipates.