Artist: Caedmon’s Call

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The Kingdom

I was a pilgrim in early life
I traveled at night
Bound for Jordan just ten miles north
Of a civil war

Immersed in mercy in holy flood
That mingled with blood
My sextant headed for homebound lands
Through twilight sands

But I grew weary and too far-gone
To carry on
At first my home and my empire soon
Would there assume

I'm watching my kingdom tumbling down
You're flooding my refuge underground
My kingdom for angels, mighty surround
To take me away from here

A sea of sand came through fiery pass
A sea of glass
An ivory fortress and turret's stell
Would swift reveal

The gods of beast and of sun and sky
With banners high
Were worshipped in their six temple's fold
Of desert gold

In summer's sting, as the sages say
The sand gave way
My empire capsized at vanity's cost
And all were lost

I'm watching my kingdom crumble and fall
You're building Your kingdom over all
I'm cursing my wisdom while the angels I call
To take me away, to take me away from here

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2. All I Know
3. All I Need (Did Not Catch Her Name)
4. All My Life
5. Another Ten Miles
6. Awake My Soul
7. Ballad of San Francisco
8. Beautiful Mystery
9. Before There Was Time
10. Bus Driver
11. Can’t Lose You
12. Carry Your Love
13. Center Aisle
14. Climb On (A Back That’s Strong)
15. Close of Autumn
16. Coming Home
17. Communion
18. Dance
19. Daring Daylight Escape
20. Faith My Eyes
21. God Of Wonders
22. God Who Saves
23. Hands Of The Potter
24. Hope To Carry On
25. I Boast No More
26. I Just Don’t Want Coffee
27. If We’re The Body
28. In The Shadow
29. International Love Song
30. Ju Bu Neng Shi Qu Ni (Can’t Lose You)
31. Laden With Guilt
32. Lead Of Love
33. Love Alone
34. Love is Different
35. Majesty
36. Manner And Means
37. Masquerade
38. Mistake of My Life
39. Mother India
40. Mystery Of Mercy
41. Never Gonna Let Go
42. Not Enough
43. Not the Land
44. Oh Lord Your Love
45. Only Hope
46. Petrified Heart
47. Piece Of Glass
48. Prepare Ye the Way
49. Prove Me Wrong
50. Sarala
51. Share the Well
52. Shifting Sand
53. Somewhere North
54. Standing Up for Nothing
55. Stupid Kid
56. Table For Two
57. Thankful
58. The Danse
59. The Emptiest Day
60. The High Countries
61. The Innocent’s Corner
62. The Kingdom
63. The Only One
64. The Roses
65. The Truth
66. There You Go
67. There’s Only One (Holy One)
68. This World
69. Thousand Miles
70. Thy Mercy
71. Valleys Fill First
72. Volcano Land
73. Walk With Me
74. Warrior
75. We Delight
76. What You Want
77. Where I Began
78. Who You Are
79. You Created