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 (1)____________ (2)____________ and it would be shining still
But they all started turning on (3)________ other
You see the poets thought the (4)______________ (5)________ shallow
And the (6)________________ thought the poets were weak
And the (7)____________ saw the young ones as foolish
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
And one by one they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the (8)__________ began to fade
In the (9)________ on a hill
The city on a hill
Each one thought that they knew better
But (10)__________ (11)________ different by design
Instead of standing strong together
They let their (12)______________________ divide
And one by one they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the light (13)__________ 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 (14)________ the poets life
It was the spirit of the poets
That (15)________ the soldiers (16)________________ to fight
It was the fire of the (17)__________ ones
It was the wisdom of the old
It was the story of the poor man
That needed be told...
It is the rhythm of the dancers
That gives the poets life
It is the spirit of the poets
That gives the soldiers strength to fight
It is the (18)________ of the (19)__________ ones
It is the wisdom of the old
It is the story of the poor man
That's (20)______________ to be told...
One by one, will we run away?
With our made up (21)__________ to leave it all behind
As the light begins to fade
In the city on a hill?
One by one, (22)________ we run away?
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
As the light (23)____________ 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 (1)____________ (2)____________ and it would be shining still
But they all started turning on (3)________ other
You see the poets thought the (4)______________ (5)________ shallow
And the (6)________________ thought the poets were weak
And the (7)____________ saw the young ones as foolish
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
And one by one they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the (8)__________ began to fade
In the (9)________ on a hill
The city on a hill
Each one thought that they knew better
But (10)__________ (11)________ different by design
Instead of standing strong together
They let their (12)______________________ divide
And one by one they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the light (13)__________ 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 (14)________ the poets life
It was the spirit of the poets
That (15)________ the soldiers (16)________________ to fight
It was the fire of the (17)__________ ones
It was the wisdom of the old
It was the story of the poor man
That needed be told...
It is the rhythm of the dancers
That gives the poets life
It is the spirit of the poets
That gives the soldiers strength to fight
It is the (18)________ of the (19)__________ ones
It is the wisdom of the old
It is the story of the poor man
That's (20)______________ to be told...
One by one, will we run away?
With our made up (21)__________ to leave it all behind
As the light begins to fade
In the city on a hill?
One by one, (22)________ we run away?
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
As the light (23)____________ 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:
(1) shined(2) bright(3) each(4) dancers(5) were(6) soldiers(7) elders(8) light(9) city(10) there(11) were(12) differences(13) began(14) gave(15) gave(16) strength(17) young(18) fire(19) young(20) needing(21) minds(22) will(23) begins