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The sonnet is inspired by John 3:16 (KJV), “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life,” weaving in the necessity of repentance and being born again. It portrays a love so vast that the heavens gleam, with God offering His Son as a radiant star to pierce humanity’s sinful night. This gift, a crimson tide of sacrifice, cleanses the world’s rebel stains, opening a gate to eternal life for those who repent and believe. Through turning from sin, souls are reborn, their guilt cast aside, and they rise as royal heirs through the cross—a throne of splendid beams. Faith and contrition unlock heaven’s door, fulfilling God’s decree of salvation displayed in flesh, where His love and human change redeem a broken world, granting everlasting life.

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A love so vast, the heavens bend and gleam,
He gave His Son, one star to pierce the night,
That those who turn from sin might join His stream,
And, born anew, ascend to endless light.
The world He loved, though stained by rebel’s fall,
Through crimson tide, His only heir was spent,
Repentance clears the soul’s once-darkened hall,
A gate to life where grace and mercy bent.
No heart shall sink that casts its guilt aside,
The cross a throne, its beams of splendor soar,
Belief and tears remake what sin denied,
A royal birth through heaven’s open door.
So God ordained, His heart in flesh unfurled,
By love and change, He saves a broken world.