FORM N-PX
       ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
                            INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-2402

John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
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  (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

601 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805
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  (Address of principal executive offices)

Amanda Spring
601 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805
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  (Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-225-5291

Date of Fiscal year-end: 6/30/2005

Date of reporting period: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2005

   Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
   Account Number: 12721000 Bond Fund

   The fund did not vote proxies relating to portfolio securities during
   the period covered by this report.
   Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots
   marked 'Abstain' are considered to be have been voted against
   management's recommendation, regardless of whether the recommendation
   is 'For' or 'Against,' except where management has made no
   recommendation or has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain.'
   Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from
   voting on a ballot item: 1) a ballot market 'Abstain' is considered to
   have been voted for management's recommendation to 'Abstain' and 2) a
   ballot voted 'For" or 'Against' is considered to have been voted
   against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'
   Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, the
   abbreviation "N/A" is used to denote that there is no applicable
   recommendation compared to which a vote may be 'For' or 'Against' the
   recommendation of management.

   SIGNATURES:
   Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
   the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
   by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
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       (Registrant)

By:     /s/Ismail Gunes
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       (Signature & Title)

Name:   Ismail Gunes
Title:  Vice President

Date:   August 30, 2005