The poem is a Shakespearean sonnet calling for a Christ-centered, gospel-driven revival in America. Composed of 14 lines in iambic pentameter, it follows the traditional structure of three quatrains and a couplet, with a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. It portrays a nation where faith has faded amid worldly noise and sin, urging Christ to descend with piercing light and grace to break chains and renew hope. The sonnet calls for preachers to boldly proclaim His name nationwide, igniting a flame of truth and love. It concludes with a vision of a humbled, gospel-claimed nation bowing to Christ in unity and redemption.

The land lies thirsting for a holy rain,
Where once the cross stood firm in ev’ry soul,
Now worldly clamor drowns the sweet refrain,
And hearts forget the balm that makes them whole.
Oh, Christ, descend with gospel’s piercing light,
Revive the weary, break the chains of sin,
Let grace abound where shadows cloud the sight,
And bid the lost to turn and enter in.
From shore to shore, let preachers lift His name,
With Scriptures bold, unyielding, pure, and true,
A flame to purge, a love that none can tame,
Restoring all that time and pride undo.
So stir us, Lord, till ev’ry knee shall bow,
A nation claimed by gospel here and now.

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