This majestic Shakespearean sonnet, inspired by Proverbs 21:1 (KJV) — “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will” — celebrates God’s sovereign authority over earthly rulers and human history. It portrays the king’s heart as a river guided by God’s hand, emphasizing His power to shape destinies despite human free will. The poem asserts that God’s royal courts direct the course of time, weaving all events into a divine tapestry. It concludes with a call to trust in God’s unchanging reign over all humanity.

The king’s heart lies within the Lord’s great hand,
As rivers turn where’er His will doth flow,
A mighty tide through time’s unyielding strand,
He shapes the crowns where mortal powers grow.

Though free will reigns in hearts of flesh below,
His royal courts o’errule each choice we claim,
Through every deed, His boundless might doth show,
A sovereign Lord, unchanging, still the same.

No earthly lord can thwart His grand design,
Nor human will outpace His sacred chart,
For in His grasp, all ages intertwine,
A tapestry ruled by His boundless heart.

So fear not freedom’s frail and fleeting span,
God’s courts assert His reign o’er every man.