MARANATHA (Coelho)

MARANATHA (Coelho)

Composer: Terrye Coelho (1972)
Published in 43 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: 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 >

Tune Information

Title: MARANATHA (Coelho)
Composer: Terrye Coelho (1972)
Meter: 6.6.4
Incipit: 12217 13344 323
Key: F Major
Copyright: © Marantha! Music/Word Music (UK)

Notes

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 Chapel.

Sing this hymn in three stanzas, or preferably as a three-part round. Use very light registration, just strong enough to provide a steady tempo, and maintain the pulse between stanzas. Guitars are appropriate, with perhaps flute or other melody instruments improvising a descant by playing the alto or tenor part an octave higher.

Because the song is so simple, people can divide into groups to sing it as a round; to avoid the distraction of spoken directions, the song leader can simply gesture to signal when each group should begin. Try singing stanza 1 together; then continue with stanzas 2 and 3 in a round.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Unending Praise II: A Fabric of Contemporary Favorites Arranged for Organ
    Composer/Editor Tim Doran
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1994) pp. 35
  • Organ Praise & Worship: Preludes, Offertories, and Postludes
    Composer/Editor Fred Bock
    Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1982) pp. 11

Piano Solo

  • Big Red Book of EZ Piano Solos
    Composer/Editors Carol McMillen Tornquist; Keith Christopher
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1998) pp. 83
  • Keys for Blended Worship: Creative Ideas for Today's Church Pianist Combining Traditional Hymns & Contemporary Praise Songs
    Composer/Editors Carol McMillen Tornquist; Kurt Kaiser
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1998) pp. 38
  • Piano Praise & Worship: Preludes, Offertories, and Postludes Creative Piano Settings by Fred Bock
    Composer/Editor Fred Bock
    Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1993) pp. 26
  • Praise Classics The Best of Our Praise: 20 Praise Classics for Piano
    Composer/Editors Carl Seal; Terrye Coelho
    Published By: Maranatha! Music (1993) pp. 28
  • Bock's Best Volume IV: 50 Outstanding Piano Arrangements of Hymns and Gospel Songs
    Composer/Editor Fred Bock
    Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1991) pp. 138
  • Kurt Kaiser Piano Solos
    Composer/Editor Kurt Kaiser
    Published By: The Benson Company, Inc. (1990) pp. 24

Voices: Vocal Solo

  • Praise Classics The Best of Our Praise: Lord of Love
    Composer/Editor George Baldwin
    Published By: Maranatha! Music (1993) pp. 51
  • Amy Grant
    Composer/Editor Amy Grant
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1980) pp. 55

Instances

Instances (1 - 41 of 41)

African American Heritage Hymnal #330

Ambassador Hymnal #351

Ancient and Modern #274

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

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #256

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #566

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #4

Celebremos Su Gloria #71

Common Praise #297

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #166

Complete Mission Praise #139

El Himnario #304

El Himnario Presbiteriano #304

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #244

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

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

Moravian Book of Worship #388

One and All Rejoice #232

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #356

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #850

Audio

Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #45

Text InfoTune InfoAudio

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #284

Rejoice Hymns #6

Santo, Santo, Santo #587

Sing Joyfully #48

Sing the Faith #2038

Songs for Life #28

Songs of Fellowship #99

The Book of Praise #292

The Celebration Hymnal #191

Audio

The Faith We Sing #2038

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #265

The Worshiping Church #4

Together in Song #716

Total Praise #325

Audio

With Heart and Voice #51

Worship and Rejoice #143

Worship His Majesty #34

Worship in Song #145

Yes, Lord! #26

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

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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