In 1958 The Soul Stirrers (lead vocalist Johnnie Taylor, LeRoy Crume, Paul Foster, Bob King and Willie Rogers) recorded "The Love Of God" (LeRoy Crume). The recording session happened shortly after the departure of Sam Cooke.

Theola Kilgore's 1963 issue "The Love Of My Man" (Ed Townsend) was obviously adapted from the gospel tune "The Love Of God". It reached number three on the R&B chart and twenty-one on the Top One Hundred. Writer and producer Ed Townsend hit with "For Your Love".