Diamonds and Rain is the third studio album from Christian alternative rock band The Choir, released in 1986. It is the first release under the band's new moniker after dropping "Youth" from their name.The original title of the album was Love and Fear, but the band was encouraged to find a more poetic way of expressing those themes—hence Diamonds and Rain.The black-and-white photograph on the rear of the album was the band's first choice for the front cover.