Lyrics to
God Is Love

This version of God Is Love was released by Marvin Gaye in 1971.

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Oh don’t go and talk about my father
God is my friend
Jesus is my friend
He made this world for us to live in, and gave us everything
And all he asks of us is we give each other love.
Oh ya
Don’t go and talk about my father
Cause God is my friend
Jesus is my friend
He loves us whether or not we know it
Just loves us, oh ya
And He’ll forgive all our sins
Forgive all our sins
And all He asks of us, is we give each other love.
Oh ya
Love your mother, she bore you
Love your father, he works for you
Love your sister, she’s good to you
Love your brother, your brother
Don’t go and talk about my father, He’s good to us,
God is my friend
Jesus is my friend
For when we call in Him for mercy, Mercy Father
He’ll be merciful, my friend
Oh, yes He will
All he asks of us, I know, is we give each other love,
Oh ya

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About Lyrics and God Is Love by Marvin Gaye

The lyrics to God Is Love are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Marvin Gaye used when the song was created in 1971. The lyrics to God Is Love have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Marvin Gaye and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to God Is Love by Marvin Gaye. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to God Is Love" means the words set to the music of God Is Love, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Marvin Gaye. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to God Is Love and the lyrics to God Is Love are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Marvin Gaye who came here looking just for the lyrics to God Is Love, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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