On God

An electronic track with gospel and house elements, it relies on synths and features an interpolation of "Mercy" by West, Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz.

American record producer Michael "CameOne" Cerda developed a passion for music production in 2007, being inspired by his friend and mentor Alex Vazquez to create beats daily.

The producer later connected with a representative from West's record label GOOD Music in 2019 and subsequently received a text message about a sample package he made, "Hold this for Ye.

[2] Cerda also said he was inspired by his love for synth heavy melodies and for the sample's creation process, he began with the arpeggiator and mostly worked with The Legend plugin, using FL Studio 11.

[9] However, Young Thug asked West over Twitter if his "verse about the devil" was still on Jesus Is King three days later, marking the first time he tweeted to him since September 2018.

[8][10] Prior to referencing the Constitution of the United States' 13th Amendment that freed the slaves on "On God", West had controversially said in 2018 that slavery "was a choice".

[11][19] West's rapping is accompanied at times by an interpolation of his 2012 collaborative single "Mercy" with Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz, which in turn samples YB's "Lambo" from the same year.

[31] Will Rosebury from Clash observed that the song is able "to thematically balance out" through West touching on "his life within the context of his new found faith", while NOW Magazine's Matthew Progress praised his prison reform stance for offering a left-wing political position.

[22][25] In a lukewarm review for The Independent, Roisin O'Connor picked it as a "rare standout" on the album for West's referencing of the 13th Amendment and "the Grammys' latency at recognising black artists", yet criticized him rapping against division when that "is all he seems to be doing" as a whole.

[24] Alphonse Pierre expressed mixed feelings in Pitchfork, declaring that West's skills "as a studio curator and beatmaker haven't completely waned" and positively comparing the song's synths to Graduation, though noted his "sloppy rapping" and called the lyrical content "self-sacrifice at its most self-absorbed".

Wren Graves from Consequence derided the song as "twinkling cheese"; he branded it "a dollar-store ripoff" of West's 2010 single "All of the Lights" and was disappointed in the lyrical content that "feels less than sincere", despite coming across as promising.

[12] The staff of No Ripcord assured that the rapper using "excuses to charge high prices to feed his family" makes him sound like "a petulant rich man who needs to justify his outrageous choices".

[28] In a review of Jesus Is King for Variety, Andrew Barker named "On God" one of the worst tracks and criticized West's lyricism.

[29] Steven Edelstone provided a highly negative review at Paste, picking the "party-happy" song as one of the album's low points and stating West "attempts to defend his expensive clothing" on what is supposed to be "a spiritual anthem".