Most people who know the name Alexander Pappas know him through the songs he wrote for Hillsong Young and Free - "Alive," "Wake," and "Real Love" are anthems that have been sung in churches across the world for over a decade. But the project he just released is the most honest thing he has ever put out, and the story behind it matters just as much as the music itself.
The Sunday EP, a six-track release on Integrity Music, officially dropped on April 24. It has been building since January when the lead single "Hands Up" arrived, followed by "It Is So Sweet" featuring Chelsea Plank of SEU Worship in March. Now the full project is here - and what ties all six tracks together is a season of personal struggle that Pappas has been open about in recent interviews.
In conversations ahead of the release, Pappas described walking through a period of anxiety and uncertainty that reshaped how he writes. He spoke about learning to trust Jesus not when everything was going well, but specifically in the moments when it was not. That shift, he said, is what pushed him away from what he calls his earlier "Monday music" - the introspective solo work of his Idaho and American Dream era - and toward songs designed to be sung in a room full of people on a Sunday morning.
"Perfect peace is something so sought after, so seldom discovered, and yet so easy to find. Choosing to take our steps with Jesus - whether a sprint, walk, or crawl - is the path to that peace." - Alexander Pappas
The EP's most personal track, "Always Been Jesus," carries that weight directly. Pappas has described it as the song on the project that cuts closest to the bone - a declaration that even when doubt creeps in and circumstances feel impossible, the anchor has never changed. Another track, "It Is So Sweet," closes with a brief nod to the beloved hymn "Tis So Sweet," connecting a timeless expression of trust to a fresh congregational sound that Pappas hopes will serve churches well beyond Sunday morning.
The remaining tracks - "Any Good Thing" and "Won't He Do It" - round out a project that runs just over 26 minutes but feels complete. Nothing on the Sunday EP is filler. Every song earns its place.
Pappas also continues to contribute to Lakewood Music in Los Angeles, and his song "A Great Awakening" has been picked up by churches in multiple countries. But Sunday feels like the arrival of something he has been building toward for years - a worship project rooted not in career momentum but in the kind of faith that gets tested and holds anyway.
For anyone in a difficult season right now, it is worth a listen from track one to six.
Sunday EP - Full Tracklist
1. Aliveopener
2. Hands Uplead single - Jan 2026
3. It Is So Sweetfeat. - Chelsea Plank - Mar 2026
4 .Always Been Jesus - most personal track
5. Any Good Thing
6. Won't He Do It
Sunday EP - Alexander Pappas
Label: Integrity Music | Released: April 24, 2026 | 6 tracks | 26 min
Available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music
