Before all things

Before all things began, before all things there was the Word.
The Word was there with God before all things and he himself was God
All things through him were made and without him was nothing made
All things through him were made and without him was nothing made that's made.
And in the Word was life, the life was light for humankind
The light keeps shining in the darkness, the darkness does not comprehend

The Word became a man, a man who lived with us a while
And we his glory saw, the glory of the Father's only Son
For full of grace was he, for he was full of truth and grace
And from his fullness we have all had kindness after kindness.
No-one has ever seen God, God's only Son has made him known
No-one has ever seen God, God's only Son has made him known

He came into the world, into the world which he had made
He came to his own place and his own people did not welcome him
And yet all those who did receive him, he made them children of God
And yet all those who did receive him, he made them children of God.

Before all things began, before all things there was the Word
The Word became a man and lived among us to make us children of God