Biography:
Spend any time talking with minister/artist Matt Papa, and one thing becomes immediately apparent: He’s clearly a man on a mission.
Eschewing the typical small talk that usually happens before a conversation really gets started, Papa wastes no time digging into the heart of the matter. As an artist who isn’t interested in simply making music for music’s sake, Papa writes songs that center around God’s word and doesn’t consider his job done until the lyrics have taken permanent residence in a listener’s gray matter.
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Other songs:
- A Pilgrims Progress Keep Runnin
- All I Want Is You
- Better Than Life
- Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery
- Glorious Is Thy Name
- Have I Forgotten
- Here Am I Send Me
- His Mercy Is More
- Hollow
- Hymn In C
- In Christ Alone
- It Is Finished
- Lead Me On
- Open Hands
- Stay Away From Jesus
- The Crucible Of God Gethsemane
- The Ocean
- The Reward Of His Suffering
- Unto The One
- You Are Good
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A Pilgrim's Progress
Matt Papa
[Intro]
C Em F
[Verse 1]
C G
Lord I’m tired
F C
So tired from travellin’
F Am G F
This straight and narrow is so much harder than I thought
C G
On this path
F C
I’ve met both doubt and pain
F Am G F
I’ve heard their voices say, ‘yeah you’ve given all you’ve got’
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
There’s a cloud of witnesses
F C F
The ones who’ve run this race
G Am
And even louder than my fears
F Am F (G)
They’re crying while you lift your face
[Chorus]
C G (Em)
Keep runnin’, keep runnin’
F C G
Don’t lose heart, don’t you give up now
Am F
Don’t turn around you’ve got to find a way somehow
C G (Em)
Keep reaching, keep fighting
F C G
The pain cannot compare to the reward
Am F
That will be yours, that waits in store
C (Em G) F
For those who just keep runnin’
[Verse 2]
C G
You’re on this road
F C
This fight for holiness
F Am
I’ve struggled and I’ve bled
G F
Through these dangers, thorns and snares
C G
And I have foes
F C
Their siren voices call
F Am G F
Saying, ‘boy you’re bound to fall with that heavy cross you bear’
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am F (C F)
But I remember there was One who died to win this race
G Am F Am F G
He took the cross, He crushed the grave and oh I can hear my Saviour say
[Chorus]
C G (Em)
Keep runnin’, keep runnin’
F C G
Don’t lose heart, don’t you give up now
Am F
Don’t turn around you’ve got to find a way somehow
C G (Em)
Keep reaching, keep fighting
F C G
The pain cannot compare to the reward
Am F
That will be yours, that waits in store
C
For those who just keep runnin’
[Bridge]
Dm C
Don’t turn aside
Am G
No compromise
Dm C G
Just lift your eyes to the glory that’s coming
[Verse 3]
C G
If you’re like me
F C
You feel like you can’t go on
F Am G F
You’ll never see the dawn and you’re just about to break
C G
Don’t stop now
F C F Am
Know that every sacrifice, it’ll all be worth the price
G F
When you finally see His face
[Chorus]
C G (Em)
Just keep runnin’, keep runnin’
F C G
Don’t lose heart, don’t you give up now
Am F
Don’t turn around you’ve got to find a way somehow
C G (Em)
Dig deeper, run harder
F C G
The pain cannot compare to the reward
Am F
That will be yours, that waits in store
(Dm)
For those who just keep …
[Outro]
G Am F
So take my hand because we can’t do this alone
G Am
Til you hear ‘well done’
F
Til your race is complete
F C
Find a way to just keep running
G
Keep dreaming
Am
Keep daring
(F G)
Believing
C
Keep working
G
Keep waiting
Am
Keep serving
(F G)
Keep praying
C
Keep moving
G
Keep trying
Am
Keep hoping
(F G)
Keep fighting
C
Keep going
G
He’s waiting
Am
Arms open
(F G)
It’s coming
C
Just keep running
Matt Papa
[Intro]
C Em F
[Verse 1]
C G
Lord I’m tired
F C
So tired from travellin’
F Am G F
This straight and narrow is so much harder than I thought
C G
On this path
F C
I’ve met both doubt and pain
F Am G F
I’ve heard their voices say, ‘yeah you’ve given all you’ve got’
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
There’s a cloud of witnesses
F C F
The ones who’ve run this race
G Am
And even louder than my fears
F Am F (G)
They’re crying while you lift your face
[Chorus]
C G (Em)
Keep runnin’, keep runnin’
F C G
Don’t lose heart, don’t you give up now
Am F
Don’t turn around you’ve got to find a way somehow
C G (Em)
Keep reaching, keep fighting
F C G
The pain cannot compare to the reward
Am F
That will be yours, that waits in store
C (Em G) F
For those who just keep runnin’
[Verse 2]
C G
You’re on this road
F C
This fight for holiness
F Am
I’ve struggled and I’ve bled
G F
Through these dangers, thorns and snares
C G
And I have foes
F C
Their siren voices call
F Am G F
Saying, ‘boy you’re bound to fall with that heavy cross you bear’
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am F (C F)
But I remember there was One who died to win this race
G Am F Am F G
He took the cross, He crushed the grave and oh I can hear my Saviour say
[Chorus]
C G (Em)
Keep runnin’, keep runnin’
F C G
Don’t lose heart, don’t you give up now
Am F
Don’t turn around you’ve got to find a way somehow
C G (Em)
Keep reaching, keep fighting
F C G
The pain cannot compare to the reward
Am F
That will be yours, that waits in store
C
For those who just keep runnin’
[Bridge]
Dm C
Don’t turn aside
Am G
No compromise
Dm C G
Just lift your eyes to the glory that’s coming
[Verse 3]
C G
If you’re like me
F C
You feel like you can’t go on
F Am G F
You’ll never see the dawn and you’re just about to break
C G
Don’t stop now
F C F Am
Know that every sacrifice, it’ll all be worth the price
G F
When you finally see His face
[Chorus]
C G (Em)
Just keep runnin’, keep runnin’
F C G
Don’t lose heart, don’t you give up now
Am F
Don’t turn around you’ve got to find a way somehow
C G (Em)
Dig deeper, run harder
F C G
The pain cannot compare to the reward
Am F
That will be yours, that waits in store
(Dm)
For those who just keep …
[Outro]
G Am F
So take my hand because we can’t do this alone
G Am
Til you hear ‘well done’
F
Til your race is complete
F C
Find a way to just keep running
G
Keep dreaming
Am
Keep daring
(F G)
Believing
C
Keep working
G
Keep waiting
Am
Keep serving
(F G)
Keep praying
C
Keep moving
G
Keep trying
Am
Keep hoping
(F G)
Keep fighting
C
Keep going
G
He’s waiting
Am
Arms open
(F G)
It’s coming
C
Just keep running
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