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
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
Answers:
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