The sonnet, titled “Every Knee Will Bow and Every Tongue Confess That Jesus Is Lord,” explores Christianity’s conquering promise—universal submission to Jesus Christ. It draws directly from Philippians 2:10-11: “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” The poem paints a vivid picture of this inevitability: a name that shatters earthly power, a cross that rewrites existence, and a King whose reign pulses through all creation. Pride crumbles, fortresses fall, and no soul escapes the divine tide. The climax echoes the verse explicitly—”So every knee will bow, as scriptures swear, / And every tongue confess that Jesus reigns”—culminating in a vision of Christ’s eternal sovereignty, hailed as Lord from dust to stars.

A name cuts sharp where earthly thrones erode,
Each rebel soul meets judgment’s steady gaze,
Through time’s expanse, His writ in blood bestowed,
Ignites the dark with unrelenting rays.
No fortress stands against the tide’s advance,
The cross alone rewrites the world’s design,
All pride dissolves in that eternal glance,
Where grace and power fatally entwine.
So every knee will bow, as scriptures swear,
And every tongue confess that Jesus reigns,
A truth no mortal will can disrepair,
The King whose pulse through all creation strains.
From dust to stars, His sovereignty is scored,
The Christ, forever hailed as Lord.