Let Go, Let God

Album: Unfolded (2025)
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Songfacts®:

  • Xania Monet, an AI artist created by Mississippi-born poet/lyricist Telisha Nikki Jones, sings this passionate gospel tune about letting God fight your battles. "Healing don't come from holding on tight," she sings. "Sometimes strength is knowing when to surrender the fight."

    While critics are wary of AI's role in the music industry, Jones - who used the AI music platform Suno to generate the music and vocals - insists the technology allows her to share her faith-driven lyrics with the public as someone who isn't a singer.

    "AI is simply another instrument in the Creator's hands," Jones told Jubileecast in 2025. "When I wrote 'Let Go, Let God,' I wanted the song to speak to anyone who's struggling to surrender. Technology helped carry that message further than I could have imagined."
  • One of 24 songs from Monet's debut album, Unfolded, "Let Go, Let God" peaked at #3 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. The collection also features the viral R&B hit "How Was I Supposed To Know?"
  • The title phrase is a popular one in the evangelical Christian community and has its origins in the 19th-century Higher Life movement that began in Keswick, England. Based on the 1858 book Higher Christian Life by William Boardman, the theological movement teaches that believing in Jesus is only the first step on a Christian's spiritual path; the second step involves completely sacrificing oneself to allow Jesus as master. Only by this method of letting go and letting God can a believer overcome sin and achieve a higher level of spirituality. The modern interpretation of the phrase is a bit simpler. As in Monet's song, it's just a reminder to trust God to handle your worries and fears His own way.
  • Olivia Newton-John also released a song called "Let Go Let God" on her 2006 New-age album, Grace And Gratitude. Several other artists in the Christian music industry have used the title, including Jack Cassidy, DeWayne Woods, PJ Morton, Jordan St. Cyr, and Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson.

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