Matt Boswell is the founding pastor of The Trails Church in Prosper, TX. Matt has been involved in church planting and pastoral ministry since 1998, and is also an author and hymn writer, known for songs including "His Mercy Is More" and "Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery." Matt is a Ph.D candidate at Southern Seminary with an emphasis in Christian Worship and Biblical Spirituality. Matt and his wife Jamie have four children.

MODERN HYMN WRITERS MATT PAPA AND MATT BOSWELL RECEIVE TWO DOVE AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR HIS MERCY IS MORE SONG AND ALBUM

Nashville, TN. Longtime songwriting collaborators Matt Papa and Matt Boswell will make their first appearance at the 51st GMA Dove Awards this week with the honor of receiving two nominations: His Mercy Is More for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year and His Mercy Is More: The Hymns of Matt Boswell and Matt Papa for Inspirational Album of the Year.

Though the duo has been writing together for over a decade, they teamed up for their first joint recording project and found a new synergy that launched them into twofold contention for highest award in Christian music.

The pair commemorated their first ever invitation to the Dove Awards by releasing a brand new song, Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord) on October 23, 2020.

Authors of modern hymns such as Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery and Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor, Matt Papa and Matt Boswell started writing together in 2009. Today they are best known for the song His Mercy Is More, which anchors their latest album, is sung by churches on every continent, and has risen to the top 45 on the Church Copyright Licensing International charts. The song was inspired by a quote from Amazing Grace author John Newton: Our sins are many, but his mercies are more.

Reflecting on why they wrote the song, Matt Papa remarks, When we sing a lyric like Our sins they are many, His mercy is more, that is a truth for all time, all places and for all generations and it is worth the effort for sing that truth.

The album His Mercy Is More: The Hymns of Matt Boswell and Matt Papa was produced by 7-time Dove Award winner Nathan Nockels (Passion, Laura Story, Matt Redman). Keith and Kristyn Getty, renowned songwriters considered among the founders of the modern hymn movement, released the album on the Getty Music label and served as Executive Producers.

Matt Boswell responded to the news of the nominations with gratitude: What a joy to have this album and specifically this song nominated for a Dove Award. Im so thankful for the ways God has used them to build up the body of Christ.

Executive Producer Keith Getty was not surprised that the project received two nominations. He noted, The hymns of Matt Boswell and Matt Papa have refreshed our own family and local church, a story shared by millions of other people around the world. These hymns are a beautiful, much needed resource for this generation and the next.

Matt Papa observed, Its been amazing to see how this simple song resonatesparticularly with children. I hope the truth of the song and the album keep giving people hopeand a deeper sense of the gospel.

The songwriting pair continues to develop creative new sounds, as heard in their latest release, Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord). An expansive, soaring song of adoration, it expresses the exuberant joy that concludes the biblical book of Psalms.

More information about His Mercy Is More: The Hymns of Matt Boswell and Matt Papa can be found here.

More information about the song Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord) can be found here.

For more information, interviews, or comment please contact Joni McCabe at Getty Music via: e:[email protected] or t: (440) 539-0459