The sonnet portrays Jesus Christ as humanity’s singular source of hope and redemption. It begins by depicting a world shrouded in darkness, illuminated only by the eternal light of Jesus Christ’s name. Amid life’s storms and the bondage of sin, He restores and heals the broken. Earthly powers fail against despair, but His love brings an everlasting dawn. Through His sacrifice on the cross and triumph over the tomb, Jesus Christ offers salvation, transforming night into joy as the one true hope.
Upon this weary earth where shadows lie,
A radiant light through endless ages streams,
The name of Jesus Christ rings clear and high,
Our hope in Him, eternal in its beams.
When storms arise and mortal strength decays,
When sin entraps the soul in iron chains,
This Jesus Christ restores our broken days,
His mercy flows to ease our deepest pains.
No earthly might, no crown of fleeting pride,
Can pierce the gloom where hopeless darkness hides,
Yet in His love, a dawn shall e’er abide.
Through cross and tomb, He forged salvation’s road,
One hope, one truth, in Jesus Christ bestowed,
His sacred name turns night to joy untold.