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