{"id":16264,"date":"2025-12-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/?p=16264"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:59:34","slug":"the-lord-of-all-creation-is-now-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/2025\/12\/24\/the-lord-of-all-creation-is-now-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lord of all creation is now with us&#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                                        <strong><i>Mary, Did You Know?<\/i><\/strong>\n                                        <br\/>\n                                        Words by \n                                        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marklowry.com\/\">Mark Lowry<\/a><br>\n                                        Music by \n                                        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buddygreene.com\/\">Buddy Greene<\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top: 2em;\"><em>If you&#8217;re not be familiar with this song, or perhaps haven&#8217;t heard it in a while, here&#8217;s a version that features the lyricist, Mark Lowry. 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>I&#8217;ve been posting the lyrics to &#8220;Mary, Did You Know&#8221; each Christmas for two decades, and I haven&#8217;t yet found a reason to stop. 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