The poem celebrates the Christian “blessed hope” found in Jesus Christ, not in worldly things like wealth, power, or fame. It vividly portrays the rapture, where believers are swiftly taken up “in a twinkling burst of light” to meet Christ, rising through clouds to dwell with Him in eternal glory. The poem contrasts fleeting earthly pursuits with the unbroken, divine hope of eternity, closing with a fervent prayer: “Come, Lord Jesus, let Your glory shine!”

Beneath no gold, nor fleeting crown of fame,
Nor power’s grasp, nor wealth’s alluring claim,
Our blessed hope shines brighter than the sun—
In Jesus Christ, our Savior, the Holy One.

In rapture’s flash, a twinkling burst of light,
We’ll rise through clouds to meet Him in the night,
Transformed, redeemed, with hearts forever free,
To dwell with Him in radiant eternity.

Eternal hope, unbroken, pure, divine,
Come, Lord Jesus, let Your glory shine!