Cry for the Desert is the eighth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris, released in 1990 by Star Song Records.

[2][3][4] The album is Paris' first time working with producer Brown Bannister, who is best known for producing Christian pop superstar Amy Grant's albums and recently produced the Christian rock group White Heart's 1989 album Freedom and features the band's rhythm section of guitarist Gordon Kennedy, bassist Tommy Sims and drummer Chris McHugh.

Paris' song "How Beautiful" is now considered a modern day hymn and is used during Easter services during communion.

[6] Cry for the Desert climbed up to number two on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.

Nashville String Machine Children's choir on "Cry for the Desert"