John 1:1-14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe. He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God — children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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8 songs meet this passage
What a Beautiful Name · Hillsong Worship
resonates with John 1:1-14
The opening verse of the song traces the Word being with God at the beginning and then dwelling among us, which is a near-lyrical retelling of John's prologue.
Daylight · David Kushner
strains against John 1:4-5
The song frames light as currently unreachable, while John insists the light already shines in darkness and is not overcome by it.
“I was raised on little light”
Northern Attitude · Noah Kahan & Hozier
strains against John 1:5
The song locates its coldness in being raised with little light; Scripture answers that true light has entered the world and cannot be overcome by darkness, offering something the song doesn't yet reach for.
“Light in the darkness, my God”
Way Maker · Sinach
resonates with John 1:5
Christ as light overcoming darkness is a foundational gospel image this lyric draws directly from.
Let It Be · The Beatles
resonates with John 1:5
The image of light persisting through a cloudy night resonates with the light that darkness cannot overcome, even if the song doesn't identify its source as Christ.
“There is a light and it never goes out”
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out · The Smiths
resonates with John 1:5
The refrain's image of an unquenchable light echoes, likely unintentionally, the promise of a light darkness cannot overcome.
“Your love, bright as the starlight”
Peacefield · Ghost
resonates with John 1:5
Amid the song's bleak political imagery, this refrain reaches for light that persists in darkness, even if the song never names its source.
A Sky Full of Stars · Coldplay
strains against John 1:5
The song borrows light-in-darkness imagery for a human beloved, whereas Scripture reserves that ultimate light for God himself; a beautiful image misapplied as object of devotion.
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