He was not himself the light
C. McC. 19. 9. 69 (conté crayon, b.r.)
He was not himself / the light, but he was to bear witness / concerning the light, / that all might believe through him. / He was not himself the / light, but he was to / bear witness to the / Light. It was the / true light that enlightens every / man who comes into / this world / He gave the power / of becoming of becoming / Sons of God / to those who believe.
1969 Written paintings and drawings: Colin McCahon
Barry Lett Galleries
Auckland
6/10/1969 - 17/10/1969
The text is John 1:6-8 as it appears in the New Sunday Missal (Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1961).