Destined for a Fall - Perry Boardman
There
was a people long ago 
Who had great riches, wealth untold; 
They built a city with a wall, 
A kingdom they thought would never fall.
How
they labored unceasingly 
To
lay up treasure increasingly; 
They
gave no thought to what lay beyond, 
That
their kingdom would someday be gone.
But
one by one the stones came down; 
The
city was leveled to the ground, 
No
more fortune to be found, 
No
one left to wear a crown.
The
mighty kingdom fell at last; 
Its
beauty's gone, its pleasure's past; 
All
was lost they sought to gain, 
Their
lives were wasted, their labor vain.
You
can build a kingdom with a mighty wall, 
But
like the kingdom long ago, it is destined for a fall, 
Unless
Christ the Lord becomes your King 
And
ruler of everything.
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