This Shakespearean sonnet celebrates the triumph of Jesus Christ over sin and Satan (the “serpent”) through His sacrificial death and victorious resurrection. It describes how Jesus bore humanity’s sins on the cross, cleansing them with His blood, and faced death’s sting, only to rise from the tomb, defeating darkness. The poem emphasizes the fulfillment of the prophecy that the serpent’s power would be crushed, ensuring salvation and eternal life for believers. Through Christ’s ascension, the path to God is opened, securing victory over evil and offering divine redemption.

Beneath the weight of sin, the Savior bore
The cross, where love and justice intertwined.
His blood, a river, cleansed the ancient score,
The serpent’s venom thwarted, undermined.
In death, He faced the shadow’s cruelest sting,
Yet hell could not contain the King of Light.
The tomb, once sealed, now echoes with the spring
Of resurrection’s dawn, dispelling night.
The serpent’s head, foretold, lies crushed, undone,
Its fangs no more can pierce the soul’s repose.
Through Christ’s great triumph, victory is won,
His rising breaks the chains, the heavens’ prose.
Eternal life through Him is freely given,
The Son ascends, our path to God is opened.