Our Kingdom Poem by Martin Farquhar Tupper

Hence, doubts of darkness! I am not mine own,
But ransom'd by the King of that bright host;
In Him my just humility shall boast,
And claim through Him that sceptre and that throne:
Yes, world of light,- when by the booming sea
At eve I loiter on this shingly coast,
In seeming idleness,- I gaze on thee,
(Some Star,- I know not which,- ) fated to be
My glorious heritage, my heavenly home,
A temple and a paradise for me,
Whence my celestial form at will may roam
To other worlds, unthought and unexplored,
Whose atmosphere is bliss and liberty,
The palaces and gardens of the Lord!