Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is an American singer, comedian, minister and songwriter.

[4] He often uses anecdotes of his young life in his comedy, as well as speaking of his experience with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder in his performances.

In 1978, Lowry was badly injured in a car accident near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, while touring with his college evangelistic team.

[5] He sustained eleven broken bones, and spent a good deal of time in physical therapy recovering from the accident.

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, Helen Baylor, Natalie Cole, Pippa Wilson,[6] Kathy Mattea, Michael Crawford, Zara Larsson, Peter Hollens, Marnell Tanner, Dolly Parton, and Pentatonix.

It treats her like a clueless child... Could you imagine a song asking Abraham 17 times if he knew he'd be the father of a great nation?

On January 14, 2009, it was announced that Lowry would be returning to the Gaither Vocal Band while maintaining his solo career.

[11] In October 2013, it was announced that Lowry and Michael English would be leaving the group to devote more time to their solo careers.

He taped Mark Lowry: Mouth in Motion in 1993 at Carpenter's Home Church in Lakeland, Florida.

Mark Lowry on Broadway was performed and captured to DVD at the Beacon Theatre in NYC in 2000, and Mark Lowry Goes to Hollywood was performed and captured to DVD at the Cerritos Center in Cerritos, California, in January 2005.

Starting in March 2011, he has been a frequent co-host of the Red Letter Christians TV show with Campolo.