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Barren Land
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Aug 15, 2026 updated
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Shane & Shane's 'Barren Land' is a worship song that uses agricultural imagery to describe spiritual renewal. The lyrics speak of a barren land that can overflow with life and fruit, but only if rain falls—a metaphor for the Holy Spirit's refreshing and healing work. The song expresses a deep thirst for God's living water and a plea for the Spirit to spur the singer to till the soil of their heart. It conveys dependence on God to bring growth and transformation, moving from dryness to abundance. The repeated cry for rain emphasizes a longing for divine intervention and spiritual vitality.
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Barren land can overflow
With life and fruit and fields that grow
Even in the labor and toil
Planting seed and tilling soil
Will stay the same, stay the same
But if for the rain! But if for rain!
But if for rain to fall irresistibly call
Rain to cover me
But if for rain to heal, uncontrollably fill
The soil of eternity
And barren land will overflow
With life and fruit and fields that grow
Holy Spirit spur me to till
A once barren land so thirsty still
For living water, O God, sustain
So life and fruit and fields remain
Lest they stay the same, stay the same
But if for the rain! But if for rain!
But if for rain to fall irresistibly call
Rain to cover me
But if for rain to heal, uncontrollably fill
The soil of eternity
But if for the rain! But if for rain!
But if for rain!