Lyrics
Verse 1
Making a list of all the good things
You've done for me
Lord I've never been one to complain
But right now I'm lost
And I can't find my way
My world has come apart
And it's breaking my heart
But it helps to know that
Your heart is breaking too
Chorus
When I cry You cry
When I hurt You hurt
And when I lost someone
It takes a piece of You too
When I fall on my face
You fill me with grace
Nothing breaks Your heart
Tears You apart like
When I cry
Verse 2
Lonely in the dark
Face in my hands crying out to You
There's never been a time in my life
There's so much at stake
So much to lose
But I trust it to You
Because You'll bring me through
And it helps to know
That I am not alone
Chorus
When I cry You cry
When I hurt You hurt
And when I lost someone
It takes a piece of You too
When I fall on my face
You fill me with grace
Nothing breaks Your heart
Tears You apart like when I cry
Bridge
You're the one who calmed the raging sea
You're the one who made the blind to see
And You live through all the heaven and eternity
And through it all You saw me
Chorus
When I cry You cry
When I hurt You hurt
And when I lost someone
It takes a piece of You too
When I fall on my face
You fill me with grace
Coz' nothing breaks Your heart
Tears You apart like when I cry
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
“When I Cry” by Fountainview Academy is a song about God’s closeness in grief. The central line, “When I cry You cry, when I hurt You hurt,” pictures sorrow as something God shares and does not watch from a distance. The first verse begins with a list of the good things God has done and then admits being lost, with a world coming apart, yet finding help in the thought that God’s heart breaks too.
The second verse describes loneliness in the dark, with a face in the hands, and the choice to trust that God will bring the singer through. That recalls Psalm 56:8, which speaks of God keeping count of tears, and John 11:35, where Jesus weeps.
The bridge turns to who God is: the one who calmed the raging sea and made the blind to see, which echoes Mark 4:39 and John 9. The song’s message is comfort without denial, trusting that grace meets the person who falls.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 56:8 God keeps count of tears
- John 11:35 Jesus wept
- Mark 4:39 Jesus calms the storm