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City On The Hill by Casting Crowns

Did you hear of the city on a hill?
Said one old man to the other
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
But (1)________ all (2)______________ (3)______________ on (4)________ other

You see the poets thought the dancers were shallow
And the soldiers (5)______________ the poets were weak
And the (6)____________ saw the young ones as foolish
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
And one by one they ran away
With (7)__________ (8)________ up minds to leave it all behind
And the light began to fade
In the city on a hill

The (9)________ on a hill

Each one thought (10)________ they knew better
But (11)__________ were (12)__________________ by design
Instead of standing strong together
They let their (13)______________________ divide

And one by one they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the (14)__________ (15)__________ to fade
In the city on a hill

The city on a hill

And the world is searchin' still

But it was the rhythm of the dancers
That gave the poets life
It was the spirit of the poets
That (16)________ the soldiers (17)________________ to fight
It was the fire of the young ones
It was the wisdom of the old
It was the story of the (18)________ man
That needed be told...

It is the rhythm of the dancers
That gives the poets life
It is the (19)____________ of the poets
That gives the soldiers strength to fight
It is the fire of the (20)__________ ones
It is the wisdom of the old
It is the (21)__________ of the poor man
That's needing to be told...

One by one, (22)________ we run away?
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
As the (23)__________ begins to fade
In the city on a hill?

One by one, will we run away?
With our made up minds to (24)__________ it all behind
As the (25)__________ begins to fade
In the city on a hill?

The city on a hill

Come home
And the Father's calling still

Come home
To the city on the hill

Come home

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