Lyrics
A farmer cannot be successful without the rain
and it can't rain without it overcast sky
so you see it takes the shadows the sunshine and the rain
just like it takes your tears to harvest golden grain
One day the Savior stood upon the mount of olives
overlooking Jerusalem he wept
if to him we will go to
he will hasten to our rescue
for he knows how it feels to cry
Chorus
Your tears are touching God when you cry them from your heart
Only God know the burdens inside
Inside there's a feeling only God knows the burdens that you bare
And your tears are touching God when you cry
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Meaning & Inspiration
Your Tears Are Touching God treats sorrow as something seen and understood by God rather than wasted or ignored. The opening farming image compares tears with rain that helps bring a harvest, placing shadow, sunshine, and rainfall within one picture of growth. The second verse then turns to Jesus overlooking Jerusalem and weeping, grounding the song’s comfort in a Savior who has known grief personally. Its chorus assures the burdened that inward pain is not hidden from divine attention.
Luke 19:41 directly supports the scene of Jesus weeping over Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Psalm 56:8 offers a related image of God keeping account of tears, which fits the refrain’s claim that sincere crying reaches him. The lyric does not present tears as a technique for earning help; it portrays them as an honest expression before the one who understands. That distinction gives the song a pastoral tone, joining lament with trust that God knows both the visible tears and the burdens carried within.
Related Scripture
- Luke 19:41 Jesus weeps as he approaches and looks upon Jerusalem.
- Psalm 56:8 The psalm portrays God as noticing and keeping account of tears.