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"Mary, Did You Know?" is a Christmas song addressing Mary, mother of Jesus, with lyrics written by Mark Lowry in 1985, and music written by Buddy Greene in 1991. It was originally recorded by Christian recording artist Michael English on his self-titled debut solo album in 1991.
Eastern Orthodox icon of the Praises of the Theotokos, before which the Akathist hymn to Mary may be chanted. Marian hymns are Christian songs focused on Mary, mother of Jesus. They are used in devotional and liturgical services, particularly by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches. [citation ...
A devout Christian, she rejected commercializing gospel music throughout her life, even during gospel's "golden age". Smith chose to perform live and on the radio rather than record. She was ordained as a minister and preached at a church in St. Louis, Missouri, for 30 years. However, not until the 1980s did she become known to mainstream ...
Mary Mary is an American urban contemporary gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell (born April 29, 1972) and Trecina Atkins-Campbell (born May 1, 1974). [1] Formed in 1998, Mary Mary was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling debut album, Thankful (2000), which contained the hit single ...
Mary Elizabeth Bliss was born in Penfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1842. Her father, Mr. Bliss, was a principled man. Her mother, Lydia Bliss, was a Christian woman. Her only brother was the singer, evangelist, and hymnwriter, Philip Bliss. Of the two daughters in the family, Mary Elizabeth was the younger.
"My Mother's Bible" [18] is among the 'Mother Songs' of the tear-jerker variety Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine as selected by Mudcat Cafe. Notwithstanding the sentimentality, "My Mother's Bible" emerged in a number of generally stately hymnals, including the Broadman Hymnal edited by Baylus Benjamin McKinney [19] and Christian Hymns ...
Mary A. Baker: 429: Yet there is room! The Lamb's bright hall of song: Horatius Bonar: Sankey records this as the first gospel song he composed (1874). [7] 432: The Handwriting on the Wall: At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of his lords: Knowles Shaw: Sankey's arrangement of Shaw's original tune [8] 436: Oh, give thy heart to Jesus: W.O ...
This is a list of songs written by Stephen Foster (1826–1864) including those published posthumously. Foster may have written words and/or music for each song. Several of Foster's songs have alternate titles which are included in the "Title" column along with the original title. The original title is always given first.