Steve Winwood released “Higher Love” in 1986, for which he was afforded his first #1 hit. It was played often on secular stations. According to THIS ARTICLE, Will Jennings, the writer of the lyrics said:
“My earliest memories are of the music in church and of my aunts and uncles singing the beautiful old hymns. ‘Higher Love’ is a generation past that, when things were not so much taken for granted, so that one has to plea, ‘Bring me a higher love,’ and the lines are all trying to explain why there must be higher love. A modern hymn, you might call it.”
Here's the official music video on YouTube. Open the video in a new tab and turn on the Closed Caption to read the lyrics:
Here's Steve Winwood's daughter Lilly covering the song in a slower version. It's accompanied by Steve.
Higher Love - Lilly Winwood with Steve Winwood
https://youtu.be/CsS4xlHKnpw