History Main / GodIsLoveSongs

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' parodied this ruthlessly in the episode, "Christian Rock Hard", where Cartman creates a Christian rock group and achieves massive success replacing the word "baby" in popular songs with the word "Jesus". UnfortunateImplications abound as the songs he picks to adapt get more and more explicit.

* "You Got the Love" by CandiStaton (popularized by FlorenceAndTheMachine) can be interpreted as such.

Also compare and contrast NotChristianRock. GodIsGood is likely to come up in these kinds of songs. If there's no chance of mistaking that the song is about God, you probably have GospelMusic or ChristianRock.

* Literature/TheBible's ''Song of Songs'': Some scholars say that this erotic poetry about a bride and groom on their wedding night is meant to be understood as a metaphor of God's relationship with his people. Of course, other scholars say that the book is simply celebrating erotic love in a marital context. [[TakeAThirdOption Or possibly both.]]

->'''Me''': * reads* 'Christ, You Are My Fullness'

->'''Me''': * closes book*

* Apparently, "I Need You" by [=LeAnn Rimes=] falls into this category. Not surprisingly, it's been included on an album called ''Jesus: Music From And Inspired by the Epic Mini Series''.

* Although they might actually be romantic lyrics played straight, quite a few lines in songs by KillswitchEngage seem to imply this, what with how closely they mesh with the heavy spiritual ([[NotChristianRock Christian?]]) themes.

* The [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Kyon/Haruhi]] fic ''[[http://www.soulriders.net/brian/fanfic/hotair/ Hot Air]]'' is based off the religious OwlCity song ''Galaxies''. It helps that Haruhi is more or less a GodInHumanForm.

* Some spiritual songs by OwlCity are mistaken for romantic songs, especially "Galaxies" and "Meteor Shower".

* In an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of the trope, Justin Briner [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-9X6ZFzO3w sang]] the traditional hymn ''"Be Thou My Vision"'' in character as Eridan from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', to Eridan's moirail[[labelnote:*]]A troll who keeps another's violent tendencies in check; something like a MoralityChain or even LivingEmotionalCrutch[[/labelnote]] Feferi. Surprisingly few words are changed, and the central theme that "you make me a better person" is fully intact.

* Literature/TheBible's ''Song of Songs'': Some scholars say that this erotic poetry about a bride and groom on their wedding night is meant to be understood as a metaphor God's relationship with his people. Of course, other scholars say that the book is simply celebrating erotic love in a marital context. [[TakeAThirdOption Or possibly both]].
* Actually a lot of music from the HighMedieval period is a version of this. At various periods and cultures, straightforward songs about romantic love were being frowned on by MoralGuardians of the day, so a lot of lovesongs have at least a veneer of being addressed to the Virgin Mary, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar an acceptable way for the writers to be writing about loving a woman.]]

* WordOfGod (ha!) has it that Pete Townshend's "Let My Love Open the Door" is sung from the point of view of God to humanity, making this an [[InvertedTrope inversion]].

He says, come here, baby, and kiss me like you mean it.

* Music/AmyGrant has been popular both in the Christian music and mainstream music scene since the 1980s, and has recorded both GodIsLoveSongs and SillyLoveSongs of the more romantic variety - as well as even a few "I love my child" songs. As such, it's not surprising for many to confuse just who the love songs were written for.

* "Love Song For A Savior" by Jars Of Clay, [[SarcasmMode surprisingly]].

* Jamie Grace's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysrIY84Ubmc "Hold Me"]] sounds more like a typical {{Silly Love Song|s}} (and could easily work as one with no lyrical revision whatsoever), but is intended to be about the singer's relationship to God and is often played on Christian stations.

* Originally, "When You Look Me In The Eyes" by the JonasBrothers was released on Nick Jonas' solo album, a few years before the brothers formed their band together, and it (along with all the other tracks on said album) was intended to be a Christian rock song.

* OlderThanYouThink, given some of the imagery in Creator/JohnDonne's Holy Sonnets, particularly #14 ("Batter my heart, three-person'd God;"):

for your love is more delightful than wine.:\\

* [[http://www.alittleleaven.com/ Chris Rosebrough]], of [[http://piratechristianradio.com/ Pirate Christian Radio fame]] [[TakeThat bashes this trope for all its worth]]. Other than the typical TGWTG-esque critique of such horrible music, he goes into [[BerserkButton an unstoppable rage]] when said songs end up failing to correctly represent his version of the Christian faith. Case in point, [[http://www.alittleleaven.com/2008/07/you-call-this-w.html his commentary on this entry]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npgdw5Zb7TY This]] parody of Rebecca Black's infamous song, "Friday" converts it into a song about going to Church on ''"Sunday"''. Some people believe it to be better than the original. This is not high praise.

-->''Jesus is my boyfriend!\\

...but obviously not in that way.''

* "Not Alone" by ''All That Remains'' is implicitly one of these, despite being expressed with traditional heavy rock/metal themes.
--> ''I'm not alone''
--> ''With the touch of your hand''
--> ''I am whole again''

* Several of Lifehouse's songs could be read that way, especially ''Everything'' and ''Storm''.
** In fact, in an interview Lifehouse member Jason Wade once said that he was surprised that so many people took their first big hit ''Hanging by a Moment'' as a love song, because to him it was a very spiritual song.

* "The King Of Carrot Flowers, Part Two" by Neutral Milk Hotel opens with the singer proclaiming "I love you Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, I love you". Considering it's from an album which frequently alludes to Anne Frank and Reincarnation (as well as mountains covered in semen and lesbian prostitutes) it's either a very overt - and incongruous - example of this trope or an amusingly subtle subversion.
** At least one Christian rock band has covered it straight however, seemingly without catching the double meaning of the phrase Jesus Christ.

* Some spiritual songs by OwlCity are mistaken for romantic songs, especially ''Galaxies'' and ''Meteor Shower''.

* Music/BobMarley: ''Hallelujah Time'' (From ''Music/{{Burnin}}''), ''So Jah Say'' (From ''Music/NattyDread''), ''Positive Vibration'' (From ''Rastaman Vibration''), ''Forever Loving Jah'' (From ''Music/{{Uprising}}'')
* Music/PeterTosh: ''Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)'' from ''Music/LegalizeIt''.

* "You Raise Me Up", popularized by Josh Groban, is actually a cover. The original song by christian group Selah even has a third verse that makes the spiritual elements much more explicit.

* Being a Christian rock band ''Music/{{Skillet}}'' has a few, such as "Salvation".

-->When shadows fall\\

** Not really. His style of writing is not that uncommon among Christian mystics. He's just one of the more famous ones.

-->'''Homer''' (hearing Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life"): I bet the guy she was singing that about was real happy.\\

--> '''Cartman:''' "''I wanna get down on my knees and start pleasing Jesus; I wanna feel his salvation all over my face!''"

Also compare and contrast NotChristianRock. GodIsGood is likely to come up in these kinds of songs.

* Music/DanielAmos' "I Love You #19" (from ''Music/HorrendousDisc'') is a meta version. It's as much a ''song about love'' as it is a ''love song'', pondering how hard it can be to convince your romantic interest that your feelings are sincere--and then it draws a comparison to how hard it is to convince others that Jesus loves them.

-->But I really think it's sexy when he kicks Satans ass!

* The "Let My Love Open The Door"/"Still" inversion is parodied by "You, You, You" from ABitOfFryAndLaurie, with Stephen as God and Hugh as a (female) backup singer.

* The movie ''Film/SisterAct'' inverts this by taking 1960s love songs and turning them into hymns. Oddly, because of the tamer (relatively) lyrics of such songs at the time, as well as that it's the brides of Christ singing them, it actually works better than modern Christian rock.

* Many songs by NotChristianRock band Music/{{Flyleaf}}, including "All Around Me", "Sorrow", and "Missing", are not explicitly about religion, but can easily be interpreted that way.
** Made more explicit by the very Christian DavidCrowderBand covering the former.

These are songs that, at first hearing, seem to be ordinary love songs, but are actually allegories about the singer's relationship with God, often by artists who are trying to gain or keep a mainstream secular audience and feel that talking about God will put people off and exclude them[[note]]although if you want to be cynical, you can get the best of both worlds by writing an ordinary love song and ''telling people'' it's secretly about God[[/note]]. Can sometimes lead to UnfortunateImplications when a praise song sounds dirty to people who aren't familiar with the context.

Also compare and contrast NotChristianRock.

* 'Music/RelientK'''s "Must Have Done Something Right" is supposed to be this.

* Arguably ''Relient K'''s "Must Have Done Something Right" is supposed to be this.

* Being a Christian rock band ''Music/{{Skilket}}'' has a few, such as "Salvation".

* Many songs by NotChristianRock band {{Flyleaf}}, including "All Around Me", "Sorrow", and "Missing", are not explicity about religion, but can easily be interpreted that way.

** Borderline, as the original version is somewhat less ambiguous. It's the [[CoveredUp more well known]] MandyMoore version that causes the confusion.

* The [[TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya Kyon/Haruhi]] fic ''[[http://www.soulriders.net/brian/fanfic/hotair/ Hot Air]]'' is based off the religious OwlCity song ''Galaxies''. It helps that Haruhi is more or less a GodInHumanForm.

--> "Immaculate conception really makes my day/ but the dudes got lats that make me feel gay/ Turn the other cheek is really showing class/ But I really think it's sexy when he kicks Satans ass"