Lyrics
Chorus
Maranatha! Maranatha!
The Master's coming home
We must prepare our hearts so we can meet Him
Maranatha! Maranatha!
The Lord is coming back
We must be filled with love to truly greet Him
Verse 1
The Master went away from us two thousand years ago
He left us with His promise to return
How our hearts do long for Him we miss the Master so
We must keep the faith and let the fire burn
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 2
He left this world in tragedy He let them take His life
He sacrificed His blood by His own choice
When He returns in glory He'll come to claim His flock
The Master loves the ones who know His voice
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge
In the twinkling of an eye He is coming
Like a thief in the night He'll be there
We shall meet Him in the air in all His glory
Maranatha! He is coming He'll be there
Tag
Maranatha! Maranatha!
Maranatha! Yeah yeah
Jesus is coming again
Maranatha! Maranatha!
Maranatha!
Jesus is coming again
He's coming again
Outro
If He came here today would you be ready?
Do you know for sure that He's your Lord
By accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
You will live with the King forever more
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Maranatha! is a song about the return of Jesus, using the Aramaic cry that means "Our Lord, come." The chorus announces that the Master is coming home, that the Lord is coming back, and that believers must prepare their hearts and be filled with love to greet Him. The first verse remembers that He went away two thousand years ago with a promise to return and that hearts long for Him, calling for faith and a burning fire.
The second verse recalls that He gave His life by His own choice and that when He returns in glory He will claim His flock, who know His voice. The bridge describes His coming in the twinkling of an eye, like a thief in the night, and meeting Him in the air. The song closes by asking whether the listener would be ready. The themes follow 1 Corinthians 16:22, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 and Matthew 24:44. The urgent chorus gives it a hopeful, expectant tone.
Related Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 Paul ends with Maranatha, Our Lord, come.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Believers will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air.
- Matthew 24:44 Jesus tells His followers to be ready because He comes at an unexpected hour.