Father, I Adore You

Father, I adore you

Author: Terrye Coelho (1972)
Tune: MARANATHA (Coelho)
Communion Songs
CCLI Number: 26557
Published in 45 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI
Representative text cannot be shown for this hymn due to copyright.

Author: Terrye Coelho

Terrye Coelho Strom USA 1952-present. Born at Camp Roberts, CA, (a military training camp for soldiers where her father was stationed) she was musically inclined. She attended Arizona State U, Tempe, AZ, and trained as a medical assistant at Anaheim, CA. In 1971 she was converted and joined Calvary Chapel at Costa Mesa, CA. She began singing for Maranatha Music. She also plays guitar. In 1972 she and her sister, Cathy, were driving near their home to and from Newport Beach for a fun time that summer and were singing to pass the time. Terrye improvised the song (noted below). It was first sung at Calvary Chapel shortly thereafter and copyrighted that year by Maranatha Music. It quickly spread to other venues and was eventually published in… Go to person page >

Notes

“Father, I Adore You” is one of the more enduring praise choruses of the latter part of the twentieth century, partly because it's a humble and simple text and partly because it’s enjoyable to sing as a round. The text expresses praise, subjection, and love to the triune God. Out of the oral tradition in which choruses like this one prevail, the song's trinitarian text has prompted an additional, concluding stanza: “Three-in-One, I adore you.” Some hymnals use the plural form, "Father, we adore you."

Terrye Coelho (b. Camp Roberts, CA, 1952) states that she composed both text and tune for this hymn in 1972 "while driving a car and worshiping God." The song was first performed, published, and recorded at Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, California, in 1972. In 1971 Coelho was converted to Christianity, joined Calvary Chapel, and became a singer for Maranatha! Music. Educated at Arizona State University and at a medical assistant's program in Anaheim, California, Coelho is a songwriter and homemaker. She has written many lyrics, most of which are unpublished.

Liturgical Use:
Offering of gifts; adult baptism; profession of faith; ordination; commissioning; Lord's Supper; many other occasions in Christian worship.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

Tune

MARANATHA (Coelho)

The tune title MARANATHA is an Aramaic expression meaning "Come, O Lord!" or "Our Lord has come." "Maranatha!" became an acclamation in the early church (see 1 Cor. 16:22; Rev. 22:20) and is also part of the name of the Christian music publisher Maranatha! Music, which began as a ministry of Calvary…

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Instances

Instances (1 - 40 of 40)

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #176

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #256

Church Family Worship #191

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #568

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #166

Hymns of the Christian Life #601

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #850

Sing the Faith #2038

Songs for Life #28

Songs of Fellowship #99

Worship His Majesty #34

Worship and Rejoice #143

Ancient and Modern #274

Ambassador Hymnal #351

Sing Joyfully #48

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #225

Moravian Book of Worship #388

Rejoice Hymns #6

Together in Song #716

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #244

The Celebration Hymnal #191

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #265

Santo, Santo, Santo #587

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #336

The Book of Praise #292

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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #284

Total Praise #325

African American Heritage Hymnal #330

The Worshiping Church #4

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #4

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #566

Common Praise #297

One and All Rejoice #232

Complete Mission Praise #139

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #356

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #S.5

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With Heart and Voice #51

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The Faith We Sing #2038

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Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #45

Yes, Lord! #26

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