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Mary Did You Know (ver. 1) by Mark Lowry - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
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Mary, Did You Know? is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Mark Lowry in 1984 and music written by Buddy Greene six years later. The song has been recorded by many diverse artists, including Christopher Parkening & Kathleen Battle, Gary Chapman, Spoken, Reba McEntire, Michael Crawford, Natalie Cole, Brian Littrell, Clay Aiken, Kimberley Locke, Kathy Mattea, Kalan Porter, Clay Walker, Donny Osmond, Michael W. Smith, Hayley Westenra, Michael English, B.E. Taylor, The Von Trapp Children, The Gas House Gang, Kutless, Tony Orlando, Lea Salonga and [Steve Decrow]. David Archuleta had also performed this live, as so did many other artists. Mark Lowry has recorded his own version of the song on three of his albums. The first recording was on his album Remotely Controlled and the second recording was on his album Mark Lowry on Broadway. Before writing the song, Lowry had many questions about.    Download this sheet!
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Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is a Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer. Lowry has performed with the Gaither Vocal Band. He has recorded eleven albums, both music and comedy. The best known song written by Lowry is the Christmas song, Mary, Did You Know. Mary, Did You Know? is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Mark Lowry in 1984 and music written by Buddy Greene six years later. The song has been recorded by many diverse artists, including Christopher Parkening & Kathleen Battle, Gary Chapman, Spoken, Reba McEntire, Michael Crawford, Natalie Cole, Brian Littrell, Clay Aiken, Kimberley Locke, Kathy Mattea, Kalan Porter, Clay Walker, Donny Osmond, Michael W. Smith, Hayley Westenra, Michael English, B.E. Taylor, The Von Trapp Children, The Gas House Gang, Kutless, Tony Orlando, Lea Salonga and [Steve Decrow]. David Archuleta had also performed this live, as so did many other artists. Mark Lowry has recorded his own version of the song on three of his albums. The first recording was on his album Remotely Controlled and the second recording was on his album Mark Lowry on Broadway. Before writing the song, Lowry had many questions.
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