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City On The Hill by Casting Crowns

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

You see the (4)__________ (5)______________ the (6)______________ were shallow
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
And the (7)________ man never heard the poor man speak
And one by one they ran away
With their made up minds to (8)__________ 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 (11)________ better
But there were different by design
Instead of standing strong together
They let their differences divide

And one by one they ran away
With their (12)________ up minds to (13)__________ 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 (16)____________ of the dancers
That gave the poets life
It was the spirit of the poets
That (17)________ the (18)________________ strength to fight
It was the (19)________ of the young 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 (20)__________ life
It is the spirit of the poets
That (21)__________ the (22)________________ (23)________________ to fight
It is the fire of the young ones
It is the wisdom of the old
It is the story of the (24)________ man
That's (25)______________ to be told...

One by one, will we run away?
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
As the light begins to fade
In the city on a hill?

One by one, will we run away?
With our made up (26)__________ to (27)__________ it all behind
As the light 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:
(1) hear(2) shining(3) started(4) poets(5) thought(6) dancers(7) rich(8) leave(9) city(10) that(11) knew(12) made(13) leave(14) light(15) began(16) rhythm(17) gave(18) soldiers(19) fire(20) poets(21) gives(22) soldiers(23) strength(24) poor(25) needing(26) minds(27) leave