"Love Is Surrender" is a song released by Carpenters for their sophomore album Close to You. It was written by Ralph Carmichael. Originally written by Carmichael for the early contemporary Christian musical Tell It Like It Is in 1969, "Love Is Surrender" was a song that Richard and Karen heard during their teenage years and wanted to record for the album, so Richard and John Bettis changed many of the lyrics to reduce the song's overtly-religious meaning.

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