The Kingdom

<p>I was a pilgrim in early life<br/>I traveled at night<br/>Bound for Jordan just ten miles north<br/>Of a civil war<br/><br/>Immersed in mercy in holy flood<br/>That mingled with blood<br/>My sextant headed for homebound lands<br/>Through twilight sands<br/><br/>But I grew weary and too far-gone<br/>To carry on<br/>At first my home and my empire soon<br/>Would there assure<br/><br/>I&#x27;m watching my kingdom tumbling down<br/>You&#x27;re flooding my refuge underground<br/>My kingdom for angels, mighty surround<br/>To take me away from here<br/>A sea of sand came through fiery pass<br/>A sea of glass<br/>An ivory fortress and turret&#x27;s steel<br/>Would swift reveal<br/><br/>The gods of beast and of sun and sky<br/>With banners high<br/>Were worshipped in their six temple&#x27;s fold<br/>Of desert gold<br/><br/>I&#x27;m watching my kingdom tumbling down<br/>You&#x27;re flooding my refuge underground<br/>My kingdom for angels, mighty surround<br/>To take me away from here<br/><br/>In summer&#x27;s sting, as the sages say<br/>The sand gave way<br/>My empire capsized at vanity&#x27;s cost<br/>And all were lost<br/><br/>I&#x27;m watching my kingdom tumbling down<br/>You&#x27;re flooding my refuge underground<br/>My kingdom for angels, mighty surround<br/>To take me away<br/><br/>I&#x27;m watching my kingdom crumble and fall<br/>You&#x27;re building Your kingdom over all<br/>I&#x27;m cursing my wisdom while the angels I call<br/>To take me away, to take me away from here