This Petrarchan sonnet celebrates the divine promise of John 10:28, portraying Christ as the Good Shepherd who grants eternal life and unyielding protection to His faithful. The octave (ABBA ABBA) establishes Christ’s timeless call, offering redemption that frees the soul from mortality’s grip, ensuring no storm or thief can break His sovereign reign. His promise endures through death’s valley, granting a reborn, eternal life. The sestet (CDE CDE) shifts to the world’s futile opposition, affirming that no force can sever the bond of divine love for those who repent and believe. The sonnet culminates in a triumphant declaration: no foe can snatch the redeemed from Christ’s authoritative decrees, securing their eternal hope. Through vivid imagery of soaring souls, unyielding grips, and divine decrees, the sonnet exalts the majestic, unconquerable assurance of salvation and divine protection.

“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” — John 10:28 (KJV)

His voice, a shepherd’s call through timeless air,
Bestows a gift no mortal hand could weave.
The soul, once bound to dust, now freed to soar,
He cradles close, where none may force to leave.

No storm can tear, no thief can claim His reign,
His grip defies the dark’s unyielding pull.
Through death’s own vale, His promise shall remain,
A life redeemed eternal, born again.

The world may rage, its powers claw and vie,
Yet none can break the bond His love has sealed.
In every heart that repents and believes,
A hope no earthly force can ever steal.

Secure in Him, we rise beyond the fray,
No foe can snatch us from His love’s decrees.