One blessed day when we are all in Heaven by the grace of God, we can ask Mary and discover just how much she did know–I think we’ll discover that, full of grace, perfectly conformed to the Divine will for her entire life, she “knew” things much more deeply than we imagine! Mary, did you know? Historically this takes place maybe 45-50 years prior to the saving event at Calvary. In this one, Mary knows. But the translators were not divinely inspired as were the original writers of Scripture. And we DO give glory to Jesus by venerating her. Sail away! Money, drugs, Catholicism, sex, religion, power, ect. It’s useless. Did you know that your baby boy The blind will see. Absolutely she knew that her child was Messiah; absolutely she knew that He was King of the Jews, the Suffering Savior, the Son of God, and her own Lord and Master. Because He saved her at the very moment of her conception. I first defended the song when the a-capella Pentatonix version of it was new, and it attracted two kinds of commenters: Count me in a third category: I like the song and do understand what all the fuss is about. Lowry had remarks against the Catholic dogma on a webpage some years ago, but I have noticed that he took it offline. Yes, this should be kept out of the Mass (the “music of the people” that Vatican II specifies means folk art, not psuedo-art), and yes, Vader Did You Know is hilarious, but why be upset about pseudo art that pops on the iPhone playlist? Some of us just prefer to go directly to Jesus through prayer. This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you Mary, did you know That your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man? That big boat might go? Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations? has come to make you new; >The question, however, is really not what Mary did or didn’t know, but how do we respond to Jesus now that we DO know all these things. Mary was chosen because she was of the house and lineage of David, and so was Joseph.It was also the right time. “the true King James version of the Bible” is a translation of the Bible. And I wondered what I've done Holy Father you have come to make me new. Maybe instead of “Mary DID YOU know?”, we Catholics can just sing “Mary YOU DID know.” is not meant to belittle Mary. That is the day we commemorate as the day on which the Word became flesh. Prove from the Bible that your interpretation has more authority than mine. has come to make you new; Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters? Father Joe Jenkins. God did not force His will on her. But I think it is defensible even on its own terms. I admire your guts, John G. You don’t allow your ignorance to stop you from expressing yourself. That “Mary, Did You Know?” song is purely wretched, theological matters aside. Exactly — the song seems to suggest that the singer knows something Mary doesn’t. She knew! God has no past, no future; He has an eternal present. I just wanted to make plain the answer to the song’s rhetorical question “Mary, Did You Know?”. “Did you know” that the composer Mark Lowry deliberately inserted the following verses to repudiate the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception? It was originally recorded by Christian recording artist Michael English on his self-titled debut solo album in … Please lighten up, people. Did you know Composed by Buddy Greene (to lyrics by Mark Lowry), it was recorded first by Michael English on his debut album, followed by countless other artists. I am not sure where Mary Did You Know? Our Father chose Her to be the Mother of our Lord and Savior. “Mary, Did You Know?” is a beautiful song. Noah can you see Did you know That your baby boy Is heavens perfect lamb? BUT (and a very big but) could we ever imagine – after holding our baby – that they would “someday walk on water”? There are also two kinds of pseudo-art. That is true. “sinless” you also are not reading the word of God you have been given. But is it heretical? Even as simple Christmas music, however, it does a fine job conveying the beauty and profound mystery of the Incarnation. 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? It’s like someone singing about the young Jesus looking at the kids he played with and wondering if one of them would drive the nails into his hands. Mary did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? Video clip and lyrics Mary Did You Know by Jessica Simpson. Close to 50% of the songs in Novus Ordo Parishes are Protestant creations, which have been incorporated into the Mass for so long, Catholics cannot distinuguish them from Catholic songs. We Catholics should be generous in these matters because Protestants do not believe the Traditions that help us Catholics meditate deeply on her life and the role God has given her in salvation history. Go ahead. The song is heretical because it denies the Immaculate Conception in the lyrics: "Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new? Perhaps the song is a meditation on that — how Mary still walked in Faith of things yet to come — like all of her ancestors from Abraham. chuckle, chuckle”. Perhaps the Church has spoken on this issue and/or there is something in the Gospel text that I am missing.. And even in the midst of pandemic the JOY of ANTICIPATING the celebration of Faith, Hope and Love is there in our hearts. Brian's Christmas single released in 2011 and is good enough to make you wish he had released a full album of Christmas songs. She was delivered at her conception. I remarked to my husband at the time that I thought it went against the doctrine of the IC (and he thought I was stretching things a bit). But can you imagine? It’s called a literary or poetic device. is not a traditional christmas carol dating back hundreds of years, it has become a modern Christmas classic! And Jesus was perfect…in his whole life he never did anything outside the wishes of his Father, his Heavenly Father. Susan writes: I found this thread by accident while surfing and I just have to comment. “Mary was born with sin”. / This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.”. He has helped his servant Israel,       remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever,       even as he said to our fathers.". You guys are nuts, even you John G. You engage these catholics in a conversation and then bring free will into it, save your charismatic agenda for the hour of power. The chances of her rejecting this offer are very very slim. When you come to the Truth, there is only one. I’m done talking with people, like you, who will not be civil and respectful (or at least logical) in discussing topics of interest. One correction, David B. So, while Christ was indeed her savior, he was not going to “soon deliver her” as he would the rest of us. Yes, Mary could’ve refused God’s grace, but she didn’t. By-the-way, we “non-Catholics” believe in the Virgen Birth and believe in the Holy Mother. Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would give sight to a blind man?! To address your last sentence, Mary had free will at all times. -St. John 19:27. (You can’t help that). Whoa! Originally posted by @thinkofone The "logic" for many protestants seems to be: Given: Yes, 'Mary Did You Know' asks a rhetorical question, but does so while communicating well-known truths about Jesus and his glory. Did you know, that your baby boy has come to make you new? How could someone misunderstand the meaning of deliver. Am G Mary, did you know that your baby boy Dm7 Esus E Would calm the storm with his hand Dm7 G C G/B Am Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? Glory be to God’s will and not our own. It’s a reflection of the heart of the person writting the song. My sheesh was utter exasperation with this whole issue. One has to do with being brougth forth to this world by giving birth. I was so shocked that people would think so little of her.Sigh, anyway, it’s why I just turn the radio off whenever I hear that song “DON’T WORSHIP MARY!” Other protestant songs include ” On Eagles Wings ” , “Now thank we all our god” , God the Father sees Mary being concieved in the womb of her mother, while simultaneously seeing the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. Like Mary, we love our children. John G., This child that you've delivered Will so.. Some translations are good, some are not so good. by Mark Lowry on your phone, computer and home audio system with Napster While the redemptive power and grace of the Cross cannot be segregated exclusively to any one time or place, the passion and crucifixion are themselves posited in human history as are their immediate effects upon mortal men and women. “Mary, Did you know?” clearly affirms this wonderful dogma — and celebrates it!–which is a delightful thing to find in a Evangelical song. But even so, be it done unto me according to your word.” (BTW, I, myself, am not convinced she didn’t have a full understanding — only that it doesn’t make a song heterodox to suggest she might not have). Matthew 28:19. In Jesu et Maria. Theotokos is a staggering word. The same goes for Christ as Sacrificial Lamb or High Priest.. Luke’s Gospel dwells on messianic language, which did not necessarily carry the high Christological attachments that Christians found to be implicitly contained within them after the resurrection of Christ. We don’t. Seriously, you’ve put far more effort into this than is warranted. The Angel Gabriel told her, her cousin Elizabeth told her, the Magi told her, Simeon in the temple told her and she was impregnated by the Holy Spirit! So to me, a song like this is like a time machine — we get to watch a devout and sincere soul who’s never thought much about Mary going back and re-inventing the wheel without realizing it. So, what does it mean to be full of grace? It is dated August 22, 2006. Mark…what a beautiful time to slam catholics! Okay. Mary, Did You Know is a song and not a theological essay. It’s odd the amount of effort that is spent by people trying to convince Catholics to do that which we do already. But let’s not let actual scripture get in the way of our hate and bias. I was thinking about Mary, the mother of Jesus, and her children. Never miss a post! Here is the heretical stanza: "Did you know that your Baby Boy has come to make you new? from Kathy Mattea's Good News for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He has filled the hungry with good things       but has sent the rich away empty. I was about to post something along these lines on my own blog. Mary’s full theological apprehension of it, however, isn’t a dogma. (Note that “Name” is singular, because the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, while individual Persons, are One God). Did you know that your baby boy Has come to make you new? Vertaling van 'Mary, Did You Know' door Christian Hymns & Songs van Engels naar Nederlands Ze wist dat ze de moeder van de Verlosser zou worden – dat was haar verteld. Mary, did you know This sleeping child you're holding Is the great I am. Middlebrow imitates fine art and reaches for it but doesn’t … quite … make it. In 1854 Pope Pius IX infailably defined that Mary “in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin.” The specific explanation for how she was concieved without sin but still all humans were saved by Christ came from Bl. He does not “foresee” the future; he “sees” it happening in His eternal now. Mary pondered many things in her heart. Then, you will see the light. So there’s no need for the “sheeshing.” All twelve of the Apostles staggered, even after three years of daily contact (even Peter’s great confession in Matt 16 only affirms Jesus’ Messiahship and Divine Sonship, not the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Trinity). But there are thousands who hate what they *think* is the Catholic Church.” John G. probably thinks he is one of the <100; he is almost certainly one of the thousands. Mary, Did You Know? , one person said On Eagles Wings was a protestant song….haha made me laugh it was written by Michael Joncas – A Catholic Priest! And the dead will live again. When Jesus resurrected he defeated satan and took the keys of the gates of hell from satan, something that Adam had given up to satan through disobedience in the garden. Or are you a Sabellian and believe that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are all the same scizophrenic deity who wears different masks and talks to himself like Cybil? He does not foresee the future; He sees the future happening in His eternal now. One common song recited in catholic churches is ” Let there be peace on earth”, this is the UN anthem. Where is the Catholic Church explicitly called the Harlot of all churches in the Book of Revelation? This is possible for God, who is not constrained by time, but for Mary, who is constrained by time, the fact that the act that caused her past deliverance was still in the future was definitely worth spending some time pondering. There is actually a lovely carol by a Presbyterian pastor to the congregation in the isles he was called away from, that I think you’d like a lot better. (Watch Pentatonix perform is right here.) Catholics don’t worship Mary or the other saints. I was sheeshing the whole attempt to discredit a song that I find entirely Catholic. The real question is, did Mary know just how many people would buy her "knocked up by God" story to cover for her unwedded-but-pregnant situation? He prevented her from ever acquiring original sin, by virtue of the forseen merits of His Death. / Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?” Yes to both; the Angel told her so. Actually, no. If you were to write a song about Noah not knowing then you would be taking the position of those who ridiculed him. “It is written in Revelation that the Catholic church is the Harlot of all churches. Doesn’t anyone bother to read the Bible? He walks where angels trod. Bridge F G C Am The blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will live again. Mary did you know? Yes, as we will celebrate on Dec. 8, Mary was immaculately conceived: She was already “delivered” when she delivered Jesus. You say that she was delivered at conception at the time she was overshadowed by the holy spirit, that still includes a time line in history. And if Jesus didn’t deliver Mary, then why did Mary call Jesus her savior? 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? Make another vulgar comment to let us know I’ve got you wrapped around my little finger. I too believe that Mary knew, but the song, as people have posted here, is just that.. a song in praise of Mary as she looked at her newborn son. The poetic device sort of begs the issue, or rather sidesteps it altogether. While Christ has died, once-and-for-all, his saving work is extended or perpetuated or re-presented through the sacraments. >>>And if Jesus didn’t deliver Mary, then why did Mary call Jesus her savior? The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.". Print and download Mary, Did You Know? It was not that she had original sin and that it was quickly stripped away; rather, at the very moment of her conception and personhood, there was no trace or stain of sin. Phyllis. She could not be tempted through inward weakness, such as obedience only out of fear of hell, but, like Jesus, only through direct outward temptation from the devil. Fill out the form below to receive your FREE home delivery of The Gregorian Speech Digest. Deliverance comes from what Jesus did, not from our own works, or goodness. Number one, as far as the Catholics are concerned if they would read the true King James version of the Bible, it clearly states in so many scriptures that there is one God, there is no mention of the “Holy Trinity.” And yes, Mary, was born with sin just as everyone else was. We’ve strongly confessed it several times already. She was perhaps 16 (give or take a year or two) at the time. This song is a TREMENDOUS advance in Evangelical Mariology — usually our separated brethren will hardly mention her at all for fear of “idolatry.” It’s also interesting to note how very similar the meditations in this song are to several passages in the Nicene and Ante-Nicene Fathers (written, of course, long before the exact amd more developed definitions of later centuries had been laid down). It must have been an amazing honor! Intro: We are fast approaching to the much awaited celebration of the SEASON OF LIGHT. Did Songwriter, singer, comedian and longtime Gaither Vocal Band member Mark Lowry … Jimmy, I know you’re going to delete the vulgar above post. Lyrics: Mary, did you know / That your baby boy will one day walk on water? (sic)” Yes. Timing’s everything. As a former Evangelical Protestant, I remember how deathly afraid I was of ever giving Mary an ounce of credit more than she was due because of the “errors” in the Catholic faith that led them to revere her so highly. The lame will leap. Mary WAS saved by Jesus. is a Christmas song addressing Mary, mother of Jesus, with lyrics written by Mark Lowry in 1984, and music written by Buddy Greene in 1991. Earlier, someone quoted this, I pointed this out to my mother the other day. Brian Littrell - Mary Did You Know. +J.M.J+ Seriously, this is rather ridiculous. Well, I’m not sure it’s “entirely” Catholic (in fact, I’m pretty sure it ought not to be sung in Catholic churches, because, ever since 1950, it HAS been an article of Faith that Mary was saved at the moment of her conception) but I really am on your side, Ruthann! In fact, a Jew of the time would not have expected the Messiah (Christ) to be “Heaven’s perfect Lamb” or “The Great I AM.” Inflated titles like “Son of God” were regularly employed in the coronation rites of Jewish kings and part of the Davidic and messianic traditions, but they were not understood as ascribing divinity to the king. Mary, did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? The Immaculate Conception was the work of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but it had already taken place. Thank You for deleting those posts. And the Catholic baptism is incorrect as well. People like that jerk hate not only Mary, but also her Son. Art is beautiful insofar as it contains something true. I love this song and continue to sing it even after folks rip it apart. Well-meaning Catholics may point to the dogma of Immaculate Conception and suggest that Mary, Did You Know is heretical, because of the song’s line “This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.” The Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism is a document signed on behalf of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Catholic), the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. 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