Mary Did You Know

Clay Aiken and Carrie Underwood sing “Mary Did You Know,” the Christmas song that speaks directly to the mother of Jesus. It asks whether she knew that her baby boy would one day walk on water, save the sons and daughters of the world, and come to make her new.

The second set of questions looks at his miracles. Did she know he would give sight to a blind man, calm a storm with his hand, and walk where angels trod. One line says that when she kissed her little baby, she kissed the face of God. A middle section lists what would follow: the blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again, the lame will leap, and the praises of the Lamb will be sung. The final questions name him Lord of all creation, the one who would rule the nations and heaven's perfect Lamb. The last line says the sleeping child she is holding is the great “I am.” The duet gives the familiar carol a polished pop-country sound, and the call-and-answer between two voices underlines that these are questions asked in wonder, not doubt. It suits a Christmas program or playlist and works well in a sermon about the identity of the child in the manger.

The angel's announcement about Mary's son is Luke 1:31-33. Jesus walking on the sea is Matthew 14:25, and “I am” is John 8:58.