Lyrics
Verse 1
What’s your impossible
Your “I need a miracle”
What’s got you barely hanging by a single thread
What looks so hopeless now
What weighs down your heart with doubt
You beg for a breakthrough but no sign of breakthrough yet
Pre-Chorus
When you’ve cried and you’ve cried til your tears run dry
The answer won’t come and you don’t know why
And you wonder if you can bow your head even one more time
Chorus
Don’t stop praying
Don’t stop calling on Jesus name
Keep on pounding on heaven’s door
Let your knees wear out the floor
Don’t stop believing
‘Cause mountains move with just a little faith
And your Father’s heard every single word you’re saying
So, don’t stop praying
Verse 2
He’s close to the brokenhearted
Saves those who are crushed in spirit
The Alpha and Omega knows how your story ends
Pre-Chorus (Repeat)
When you’ve cried and you’ve cried til your tears run dry
The answer won’t come and you don’t know why
And you wonder if you can bow your head even one more time
Oh, do it one more time
Chorus (Repeat)
And don’t stop praying
Don’t stop calling on Jesus name
Keep on pounding on heaven’s door
Let your knees wear out the floor
Don’t stop believing
‘Cause mountains move with just a little faith
And your Father’s heard every single word you’re saying
So, don’t stop praying
Interlude
(Don’t stop don’t stop praying)
Oh
(Don’t stop don’t stop praying)
Oh, don’t stop praying
(Don’t stop don’t stop praying)
Oh (Oh)
Bridge
Don’t stop praying for the prodigal
Don’t stop praying for the miracle
Hallelujah, hallelujah and amen
Don’t stop praying that addictions end
Don’t stop praying for deliverance
Hallelujah, hallelujah and amen
Oh, don’t stop praying for the sickness healed
Don’t stop praying for His power revealed
Hallelujah, hallelujah and amen
No, don’t stop praying for the kingdom come
Don’t stop praying that his will be done
Hallelujah, hallelujah and amen
Chorus (Repeat)
Don’t stop praying
Don’t stop calling on Jesus name
Keep on pounding on heaven’s door
Let your knees wear out the floor
Don’t stop believing
‘Cause mountains move with just a little faith
And your Father’s heard every single word you’re saying
So, don’t stop praying
Outro
(Don’t stop don’t stop praying)
(Don’t stop don’t stop praying)
Oh, don’t stop praying
(Don’t stop don’t stop praying)
Don’t you give up now (Oh)
No, don’t stop praying
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Don’t Stop Praying” by Matthew West opens with questions aimed at anyone facing something that looks impossible: the need for a miracle, a heart weighed down with doubt, and tears that have run dry without an answer. The song’s reply is the repeated plea to keep praying, to keep “calling on Jesus name” and to “let your knees wear out the floor.”
Several lines lean on Scripture. “He’s close to the brokenhearted, saves those who are crushed in spirit” is nearly Psalm 34:18, and “mountains move with just a little faith” recalls Jesus’ words about faith like a mustard seed in Matthew 17:20. The persistence it urges is close to Luke 18:1 and 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
The closing section turns into a list of prayer requests: the prodigal, a miracle, addictions ending, deliverance, healing, and the kingdom come, each answered with “Hallelujah, hallelujah and amen.” The song’s message is that prayer is worth continuing even when the answer is delayed, because the Father hears.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit
- Luke 18:1 Jesus teaches that people ought always to pray and not lose heart
- Matthew 17:20 Faith that moves mountains