Lyrics
Verse 1
I’m always waiting
For You to finish what You started
You won’t delay
Until then I’m keeping my heart guarded
Pre Chorus
Hey Yah hey Yah hey Maranatha Hey I’ll be right here waiting for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey I’m waiting right here for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey I’ll be waiting right here for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey Yah Maranatha
Chorus
Crack the clouds come down Let me hear all of Heaven shout With the voice of the Chief
Let me hear that trumpet sound Raise me up lift me high
Till my feet are off the ground Touch the sky
You and I
We are glory bound
Verse 2
You’re always waiting
But then again You’re always calling You’re on your way
And I’ll be awake, I know you’re coming
Pre Chorus
Hey Yah hey Yah hey Maranatha Hey I’ll be right here waiting for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey I’m waiting right here for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey I’ll be waiting right here for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey Yah Maranatha
Chorus
Crack the clouds, come down Let me hear all of Heaven shout With the voice of the Chief
Let me hear that trumpet sound Raise me up, lift me high
Till my feet are off the ground
Maranatha
Touch the sky
You and I
We are glory bound
Bridge
Day and night, night and day
They never stop saying
Holy, Holy, Holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is, and is to be
Worthy are you, O Lord our God
To receive all glory, honor and power For you created all things
And by your will
They exist and came to be
Pre Chorus
Hey Yah hey Yah hey Maranatha Hey I’ll be right here waiting for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey I’m waiting right here for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey I’ll be waiting right here for Yah Hey Yah hey Maranatha
Hey Yah Maranatha
Chorus
Crack the clouds come down Let me hear all of Heaven shout With the voice of the Chief
Let me hear that trumpet sound Raise me up lift me high
Till my feet are off the ground Touch the sky
You and I
We are glory bound
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Meaning & Inspiration
Maranatha centers on watchful hope for the return of Christ. Its language of waiting is active rather than passive: the guarded heart remains awake, attentive, and ready for the promised arrival. Clouds opening, heaven shouting, a commanding voice, and a trumpet sounding closely echo New Testament descriptions of the Lord descending and believers being raised to meet him. The repeated Aramaic prayer, “Maranatha,” gives that expectation a concise confession: Come, Lord.
The bridge widens the scene from personal anticipation to heavenly worship. Its declaration of God’s holiness and its praise of the Creator draw directly from Revelation, where living creatures worship without ceasing and the elders honor the One by whose will all things exist. By joining the hope of resurrection with adoration before the throne, the song presents Christ’s return as both rescue and the fulfillment of worship. Waiting therefore becomes faithful readiness, sustained by the certainty that God will complete what he began.
Related Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Paul describes the Lord descending with a commanding call and trumpet as believers rise to meet him.
- Revelation 4:8-11 Heavenly beings continually proclaim God’s holiness and honor him as Creator.
- Revelation 22:20 The closing prayer of Revelation asks the Lord Jesus to come.