{"id":14664,"date":"2024-12-24T10:16:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T16:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/?p=14664"},"modified":"2024-12-24T10:17:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T16:17:33","slug":"for-to-us-a-child-is-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/2024\/12\/24\/for-to-us-a-child-is-born\/","title":{"rendered":"For to us a child is born&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n                            <div class=\"bgxmas\">\n                                <div class=\"postswbgimage\">\n                                    <div align=\"center\">\n                                        <p>\n                                            Mary, did you know\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            That your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Would some day walk on water?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Mary, did you know that your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Would save our sons and daughters?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Did you know that your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Has come to make you new?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            This child that you&#8217;ve delivered,\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Will soon deliver you.\n                                        <\/p>\n                                        <p>\n                                            Mary, did you know\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            That your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Would give sight to a blind man?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Mary, did you know that your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Would calm a storm with his hand?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Did you know that your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Has walked where angels trod?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            When you kiss your little baby,\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            You&#8217;ve kissed the face of God.\n                                        <\/p>\n                                        <p>Oh Mary, did you know&#8230;?<\/p>\n                                        <p>\n                                            The blind will see,\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            The deaf will hear,\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            And the dead will live again.\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            The lame will leap,\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            The dumb will speak\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            The praises of the Lamb&#8230;\n                                        <\/p>\n                                        <p>\n                                            Mary, did you know\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            That your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Is Lord of all creation?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Mary, did you know that your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Would one day rule the nations?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Did you know that your baby boy\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Is Heaven&#8217;s perfect Lamb?\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            This sleeping child you&#8217;re holding\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            Is the great\n                                            <br\/>\n                                            I AM!\n                                        <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div align=\"center\">\n                                <p>\n                                    <span class=\"smaller\">\n                                        &#8220;Mary, Did You Know?&#8221;\n                                        <br\/>\n                                        Words by \n                                        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marklowry.com\/\">Mark Lowry<\/a>\n                                        , music by \n                                        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buddygreene.com\/\">Buddy Greene<\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"smaller\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Header photo: Sunset over Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, Texas; courtesy of Sam Canon<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14536\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top: 2em;\"><em>It occurs to me that some may not be familiar with the song, or perhaps haven&#8217;t heard it in a while. Here&#8217;s a version that features the lyricist, Mark Lowry, and its expression of the true meaning of this season brings me to my knees every time I hear it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mary, Did You Know - Voctave feat. Mark Lowry\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uaRpeMT1tjQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wish for each of you this Christmas is that you&#8217;ll experience the joy and peace that Jesus freely offers. 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