Prepare the way, fix your eyes
Prepare your heart for the coming of the Lord
He's coming soon at any time
Will you be ready for the coming of the Lord?
Prepare the way and fix your eyes (ooh-ooh)
Prepare your heart for the coming of the Lord (coming of the Lord)
He's coming soon at any time
Will you be ready for the coming of the Lord?
Can you feel it?
Can you sense it? (Can you sense it?)
Coming closer, drawing closer
(Can you feel it?) (Can you feel it?)
Can you sense it? (Oh, oh)
Coming closer, drawing closer
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
Will you be ready? (He's coming)
'Cause He's coming (He's coming)
Like a thief in the night (He's coming)
In a twinkling of an eye (He's coming)
Our soon coming King (He's coming)
Will crack the sky (He's coming)
Any day (He's coming) any time (He's coming)
And we're waiting (we're waiting)
Faithfully (we're waiting)
Patiently (we're waiting)
Expectantly (we're waiting)
He's promised (we're waiting)
So we're waiting (we're waiting)
For the King of Kings (we're waiting)
And the Lord of Lords (we're waiting)
We're ready (we're ready)
We've been sanctified (we're ready)
Purified (we're ready)
We are Your bride (we're ready)
And we're crying (we're crying)
'Cause we need You (we're crying)
We need You (we're crying)
Now the Spirit and the bride say "Oh"
Oh-oh-oh (we're ready and we're waiting)
Come Lord, come!
(Yes come)
Oh-oh-oh (we're ready and we're waiting)
Come Lord, come!
(We anticipate your return, would you come?)
Oh-oh-oh (Jesus, come)
Come Lord, come!
Oh-oh-oh
Come Lord come!
Oh-oh-oh (we need you to come)
Come Lord, come!
(Come Lord Jesus, we need You)
And they will see the Son of Man
Coming on the clouds of Heaven
With power and great glory
And He will send out His angels
With the mighty blast of a trumpet
And they will gather His chosen ones
From all over the world
From the farthest ends of the Earth and the Heavens
We Your people, we look for Your return
So we cry out, Come Lord Jesus!
Eh
Oh-oh-oh (Jesus)
Come Lord come!
Oh-oh-oh
Come Lord come!
Oh-oh-oh
Prepare your heart for the coming of the Lord
He's coming soon at any time
Will you be ready for the coming of the Lord?
Prepare the way and fix your eyes (ooh-ooh)
Prepare your heart for the coming of the Lord (coming of the Lord)
He's coming soon at any time
Will you be ready for the coming of the Lord?
Can you feel it?
Can you sense it? (Can you sense it?)
Coming closer, drawing closer
(Can you feel it?) (Can you feel it?)
Can you sense it? (Oh, oh)
Coming closer, drawing closer
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
He's coming (He's coming)
Will you be ready? (He's coming)
'Cause He's coming (He's coming)
Like a thief in the night (He's coming)
In a twinkling of an eye (He's coming)
Our soon coming King (He's coming)
Will crack the sky (He's coming)
Any day (He's coming) any time (He's coming)
And we're waiting (we're waiting)
Faithfully (we're waiting)
Patiently (we're waiting)
Expectantly (we're waiting)
He's promised (we're waiting)
So we're waiting (we're waiting)
For the King of Kings (we're waiting)
And the Lord of Lords (we're waiting)
We're ready (we're ready)
We've been sanctified (we're ready)
Purified (we're ready)
We are Your bride (we're ready)
And we're crying (we're crying)
'Cause we need You (we're crying)
We need You (we're crying)
Now the Spirit and the bride say "Oh"
Oh-oh-oh (we're ready and we're waiting)
Come Lord, come!
(Yes come)
Oh-oh-oh (we're ready and we're waiting)
Come Lord, come!
(We anticipate your return, would you come?)
Oh-oh-oh (Jesus, come)
Come Lord, come!
Oh-oh-oh
Come Lord come!
Oh-oh-oh (we need you to come)
Come Lord, come!
(Come Lord Jesus, we need You)
And they will see the Son of Man
Coming on the clouds of Heaven
With power and great glory
And He will send out His angels
With the mighty blast of a trumpet
And they will gather His chosen ones
From all over the world
From the farthest ends of the Earth and the Heavens
We Your people, we look for Your return
So we cry out, Come Lord Jesus!
Eh
Oh-oh-oh (Jesus)
Come Lord come!
Oh-oh-oh
Come Lord come!
Oh-oh-oh
💡 Song Meaning & Background
"The Maranatha Song" by William McDowell is a contemporary Christian worship anthem centered on the earnest longing for the return of Jesus Christ and the establishment of God's eternal kingdom. Drawing heavily from New Testament eschatology—specifically the Aramaic phrase *maranatha* ("Come, Lord," found in 1 Corinthians 16:22) and the concluding prayers of the Book of Revelation—the song functions as an expression of spiritual readiness, perseverance through present trials, and ultimate devotion. Musically and lyrically, it guides congregations in corporate reflection and hopeful anticipation of the final fulfillment of Christian redemptive history.