Maranatha

Praying Maranatha: Come, O Lord. 1Cor16:22, Rev22:7, 12 Hymn-  O, weary heart there is a home 1. O weary heart, there is a home, Beyond the reach of toil and care; A home where changes never come: Who would not fain be resting there? Chorus Oh wait, meekly wait, and murmur not! Oh wait, meekly wait, and murmur not! Oh wait, oh wait, oh wait, oh wait and murmur not! 2. Yet when bowed down beneath the load By heaven allowed, thine earthly lot; Look up! thou'lt reach that blest abode; Wait, meekly wait, and murmur not! Chorus 3. If in thy path some thorns are found, Oh, think who bore them on His brow; If grief thy sorrowing heart has found, It reached a holier than thou. Chorus 4. Toil on! Nor deem, though sore it be, One sigh unheard, one prayer forgot; The day of rest will dawn for thee: Wait, meekly wait, and murmur not! Chorus Maranatha as we know means “the Lord is coming” or “come, O Lord.” and that it was a very common phrase used by the ...

Praying Maranatha: Come, O Lord. 1Cor16:22, Rev22:7, 12 Hymn-  Come, Thou Fount 1. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, Mount of Thy redeeming love. 2. O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be! Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above. From last time we saw that the word Maranatha means “the Lord is coming” or “come, O Lord” and this word came out of the situation that faced the believers of old. It was an expression of assurance and hope for the believers of old. Also, Maranatha was not an afterthought, but part of God pre-plan before the foundation of ...