This is a Shakespearean (English) sonnet — 14 lines in iambic pentameter with the classic ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme.It declares that only Christ can give true kindness, forgiveness, mercy, love, grace, a transformed heart, hope, peace, and provision. It affirms Jesus as the one and only Savior — the Way, the Truth, and the Life — and closes with an urgent call to sinners to repent, believe, and live.
In Christ alone true kindness finds its source,
Forgiveness flows unstained by human hand,
Mercy that heals the sinner’s deep remorse,
And love no mortal heart can understand.
Grace, free and full, no merit can attain,
A bond of sonship none but He can give;
A heart, a soul, a renewed mind made clean—
All these in Jesus Christ alone do live.
Hope springs eternal where His word is heard,
A peace surpassing every storm and strife,
Provision rich from His unfailing Word—
One Saviour only, Lord of death and life.
O sinners, turn and come to Christ the Way;
Repent, believe, and live this very day.