''Ours Is the Kingdom'' is the fourth album by

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metal band

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. Its title is a play on the line of the

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''"For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory"''. The lyrics of the track are a statement against

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and a defiant will to reclaim the English kingdom from an alien God. The cover art depicts a dead

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r warrior, an image meant to symbolize Christian decay. "''Our hearts lie not in heaven,''
''Nor Eastern desert sands.''"

Track listing

#"The Shield-Wall" – 4:10 #"Ours Is the Kingdom" – 4:53 #"Proud to be Proud" – 4:54 #"The Golden Dragon" – 5:26 #"Smashed by Fate" – 4:25 #"The Sea-Kings" – 4:28 #"To the Mountains They Fled" – 4:37 #"The Folk That Time Forgot" – 4:55 #"Threads of Time" – 6:18 #"Keep Marching On" – 6:01 #"Rebel of the Marshlands" – 4:03 #"Wudugast" – 6:24'' 2004 albums Forefather albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub