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Not all love songs are created equal. While some drip with lust and selfish desire, others speak tenderly of commitment, sacrifice, and covenant. But when it comes to Christian love songs—especially ones written for a spouse—opinions differ. Some believers embrace them as a natural extension of biblical love. Others feel love songs should be kept strictly worshipful or doctrinal.
Is there room in the Christian music world for romance that’s God-glorifying?
Songs like “When God Made You,” “God Gave Me You,” and “Love Never Fails” are popular at weddings and date nights alike. They don’t just express human emotion—they tie it to divine purpose. Still, some argue that emotional love songs, even clean ones, distract from Christ and are too “worldly” in tone.
The Bible doesn’t shy away from romantic imagery. Song of Songs is rich with desire, devotion, and delight between a husband and wife. And Paul reminds us in Ephesians 5 that earthly marriage reflects a heavenly mystery—the relationship between Christ and the Church.
So where’s the line?
Should Christian artists write and sing love songs meant for romantic partners?
Can romantic lyrics be a form of worship—or are they best kept separate from sacred spaces?
“We love because He first loved us.” – 1 John 4:19
Browse this curated list of Christian love songs and decide for yourself:
Someone thought a Scripture could be romantiic -The Song of Solomon, the Book of Ruth.
So don’t know why not.
It should also be mentioned that God is never mentioned in the Book of Esther, parts of which can be viewed as romantic. But His presense is still felt.
“You Light Up My Life” by Debbie Boone.
Super successful song, spent 10 weeks as the number 1 song on the charts in 1977.
Is she singing about her partner, or God?
I don’t believe there is anything wrong with love songs that aren’t about God.
I am an oldies fan.
“Don’t Be Cruel” is a love song.
So is “My Girl.”
They may even be one-sided in that their love interest may not love them in the same way.
It’s not wrong to express those feelings.
The people who wrote these songs are right there with the great poets of centuries before.
We just have a new media with which to deliver them.
(I wanted to say something kitchy like, “Don’t Worry Be Happy.” But I couldn’t figure a way to do it.)
Some ideas covered in another one of your posts:
See: What Did Jesus Really Mean by "Love Your Neighbor"?
are germane also to this topic, specifically, how is the word “Love” defined, or in this case, "how is the word “love” used in the song?
Since the same word can be (and often is) used to infer anything from the most sinful expression of the flesh, to the most rapturous expression of the Spirit, it seems some clarification is needed before your question can be properly answered. As it stands, the only answer to the question “Can a Christian Love Song Be Romantic and God-Honoring?” can be both “emphatically Yes” and “absolutely No”, and probably every shade in-between.
