Description
The Lord Cometh is a multi-artist project by a couple of American folk-rock groups, independently released under the moniker Maranatha, PA in 1973. “Produced by The G & C Record Mfg. Co., Pgh., Pa. Order from: Dayspring House, 1528 5th Ave., Coraopolis, Pa. 15108.”
Tracks A1 to A3 performed by Grace, a group featuring Kim Scofield and Ron Mytinger on vocals, Wally Medic on guitar and vocals, Alfred Teamor on bass, and John Eichenmuller on drums and guitar, while tracks A4 and A5 are performed by The New Covenant, a group featuring Connie Cornelius and Diane Galisin on vocals, Dale Babik on guitar, Rich Pichora on bass, and Bert Wells on drums.
Maranatha PA features the music of two Pennsylvania bands: Grace and New Covenant, both of which have a cutting-edge homemade male/female Jesus rock sound. Grace is the heavier of the two, opening with a powerful hard-hitting track «Lamentations», complete with loud guitar solo. «Agape Love» and «Undecided» follow in a classic country folkrock style. New Covenant has some excellent moments as well, especially «Sinner Come On Home» which reminds me some of Rainbow Promise with its rural rock edge. The remaining half of the album features some very nice solo folk and acoustic rock. Whether these are individual members of the bands or other folks from their fellowship isn’t clear. «The Answer», «Bless The Lord», «Make Love Your Aim» and «Jesus Loves You» (not the kids song) are all strong tracks of the female folksinger variety, while the dreamy «Joy In The Morning» strikes a mood reminiscent of Dennis Ryder. Closes with everybody singing Karen Lafferty’s «Seek Ye First» a cappella. Back cover photo collage reveals a few longhaired radicals in the bunch. [Ken Scott, The Archivist]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. Grace – “Lamentations”
A2. Grace – “Agape Love”
A3. Grace – “Undecided”
A4. The New Covenant – “Sinner Come On Home”
A5. The New Covenant – “Real Life”
A6. “The Answer”
Side Two
B1. “Bless The Lord”
B2. “Jesus Loves You”
B3. “Make Love Your Aim”
B4. “Joy In The Morning”
B5. “Seek Ye First”
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