1 John 1:1-4
The Son of God, his final Word,
now touched through incarnation;
and through this man, observed and heard,
was made the whole creation.
In the beginning he was there,
eternal in his being;
and then in Mary’s womb and care:
the Rescuer redeeming.
Tune: 8787 iambic eg ‘Dominus Regit Me’ by J Dykes, tune of ‘The King of love my Shepherd is’