Showing posts with label Mark Lowry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Lowry. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Christian Music - Bill Gaither - Worthy the Lamb

Hear the cries of the shackled from the onset of time,
For the chains of defeat there's no key.
See the tears of the broken, the cries of the slaves:
Is there no one worthy to set us free?

Then the crying is stilled as the chorus rings out,
The shackled released from their chains.
And thousands of voices are swelling the song:
Worthy the Lamb that was slain.

Worthy, worthy,
Worthy the Lamb that was slain

Then all the archangels, the saints of all time,
Holding their crowns in their hands,
Fall down before Him joining the song:
Worthy, worthy the Lamb!

Worthy, worthy,
Worthy the Lamb that was slain (x2)

Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise the Lamb that was slain



Thursday, December 21, 2017

Christmas - Mark Lowry - Mary Did You Know

Mark Lowry wrote the words in 1984 when his pastor asked him to write the program for the living Christmas tree choir presentation. The music was written by Buddy Greene. Michael English was the first recording artist to record and release 'Mary, Did You Know?" on his debut album titled Michael English which was released on January 1, 1992. Country music artist Kathy Mattea recorded her version of the song in 1993 for her Christmas album "Good News", thus giving the song its first widespread exposure to Country radio.

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Mary Mother of God - Mark Lowry - Mary Did You Know

In 1984, Mark Lowry wrote the lyrics to the song "Mary, Did You Know?" He was asked to write a script for a church Christmas play. Lowry wrote a series of questions that he would like to ask Mary, the mother of Jesus. These questions were used in between the scenes of the play. Over the next decade, Lowry tried to find the music that would complete the song. Twelve years after writing the lyrics, musician and songwriter Buddy Greene wrote the music to the song. The Christmas play script became the song.


Thursday, February 23, 2017

Christian Comedy - Mark Lowry - The Home Depot - An Atheist's Faith - Mary Raising

Music video by Mark Lowry performing The Home Depot / An Atheist's Faith / Mary Raising Jesus. (C) 2001 Spring House Music Group

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Gaither Music - Circuit Rider - Mark Lowry - Against The Grain

Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1957) is a Christian singer, comedian, and songwriter. He is known for co-writing the song "Mary, Did You Know?" and being a member of the Gaither Vocal Band from 1988 to 2001, and 2009 to 2013, along with Michael English and David Phelps and others. Lowry has recorded twelve albums, both music and comedy.

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Gaither Music - Mark Lowry - Make It Real

Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1957) is a Christian singer, comedian, and songwriter. He is known for co-writing the song "Mary, Did You Know?" and being a member of the Gaither Vocal Band from 1988 to 2001, and 2009 to 2013, along with Michael English and David Phelps and others. Lowry has recorded twelve albums, both music and comedy.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Christian Music - Mark Lowry - Make It Real

Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is a Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer, best known for co-writing the song "Mary, Did You Know?" Lowry performed with the Gaither Vocal Band from 1988–2001 and, in January 2009, he re-joined the group along with other "GVB" alumni Michael English and David Phelps. Lowry has recorded twelve albums, both music and comedy.

While attending Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University), Lowry joined a college evangelistic team made of Charles Hughes and David Musselman and began singing. Lowry's comedy career inadvertently began from here. There would be an elongated pause in his singing performance while he waited for the soundtrack to be changed. Lowry began to fill this pause with a monologue. Lowry soon realized that the audiences at his performances were laughing not at him but at his monologues.

In 1978, Lowry was badly injured in an car accident near Carlisle, PA, while touring with a college evangelistic team. He sustained eleven broken bones, and spent a good deal of time in physical therapy recovering from the accident.

In 1984, Lowry wrote the lyrics to the song "Mary, Did You Know?" He was asked to write a script for a church Christmas play. Lowry wrote a series of questions that he would like to ask Mary, the mother of Jesus. These questions were used in between the scenes of the play. Over the next decade, Lowry tried to find the music that would complete the song. Twelve years after writing the lyrics, musician and songwriter Buddy Greene wrote the music to the song. The Christmas play script became the song.

The song has become a popular Christmas song performed by more than thirty artists including Cee Lo Green, Clay Aiken, Kenny Rogers, Wynonna Judd, Michael English, Daniel Childs, Natalie Cole, Pippa Wilson, Kathy Mattea and Michael Crawford.



Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Christian Comedy - Mark Lowry - Wal-Mart Commercial

Music video by Mark Lowry performing Wal-Mart Commercial. (C) 2001 Spring House Music Group

Monday, August 1, 2016

Christian Comedy - Mark Lowry - Old Age

Music video by Mark Lowry performing Old Age. (C) 2016 Mark Lowry Productions, Inc.

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Friday, July 29, 2016

Mark Lowry - The Martins - He Leadeth Me

Music video by Mark Lowry performing He Leadeth Me. (C) 2016 Mark Lowry Productions, Inc.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Mark Lowry - The Martins - You'll Never Walk Alone

Music video by Mark Lowry performing You'll Never Walk Alone. (C) 2016 Mark Lowry Productions, Inc.


Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Monday, July 25, 2016

Christian Comedy - Mark Lowry - Dogs Go To Heaven

Music video by Mark Lowry performing Dogs Go To Heaven. (C) 2016 Mark Lowry Productions, Inc.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Christian Comedy - Mark Lowry - False Teeth

Mark Alan Lowry is a Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer, best known for co-writing the song "Mary, Did You Know?"

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Christian Music - Mark Lowry - Mary Did You Know

Mary did you know that your baby boy would some day walk on water?
Mary did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you.

Mary did you know that your baby boy would give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know that your baby boy would calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
And when your kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God.
Oh Mary did you know?


Mark Lowry is the Author of Mary Did You Know

Christian Comedy - Mark Lowry

Mark Lowry has been making people laugh, cry and think for nearly 40 years. Singing publicly and recording albums and videos since age eleven, you could say that Mark has done this most of his life.

Mark attended Liberty College (now Liberty University) in Lynchburg, VA, from 1975 to 1980 where he first intended to gain a Business degree. In 1976, Mark felt God was calling him to a music ministry and, when he graduated in 1980 with a Youth degree, he began performing at independent Baptist churches around the country. His first booking agent, Roy Morgan, booked Mark in 43 cities in 41 days. As Mark put it, "This boy could book a pork chop into a synagogue."

In 1988, Mark was offered the baritone part in the Gaither Vocal Band. Mark remained with the Vocal Band for 13 years, performing dozens of solo concerts each year, as well. Mark's antics on stage with Bill Gaither were an instant hit with Vocal Band audiences and their comedy became the highlight of the evening when the Homecoming tour was born. Mark has been featured on most all of the Gaither Homecoming videos - now numbering more than one hundred - often in the co-hosting role with Bill.

In 1984, Mark wrote the lyric to a song that would establish his status as a songwriter forever. When his church asked him to write a Christmas play, he wrote down a series of questions that he would like to ask Jesus' mother, Mary. These questions were used as a 'filler' between the scenes of the play. Six years later, after two other writers had already tried, Buddy Greene wrote music to Mark's lyric and Mary, Did You Know? was born. This beautiful song, which has become a modern Christmas standard, has been recorded by more than thirty different artists including Michael English, Kathy Mattea, Kenny Rogers, Wynonna Judd, Billy Dean, Natalie Cole, Donnie Osmond and Clay Aiken.




Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Mark Lowry - Recovering Fundamentalist

Mark talking about different denominations and Jesus.

Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is a Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer, best known for co-writing the song "Mary, Did You Know?" Lowry performed with the Gaither Vocal Band from 1988–2001 and, in January 2009, he re-joined the group along with other "GVB" alumni Michael English and David Phelps. Lowry has recorded twelve albums, both music and comedy.