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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 they all started turning on (1)________ other

You see the poets thought the (2)______________ were shallow
And the soldiers thought the (3)__________ were weak
And the elders saw the (4)__________ (5)________ as foolish
And the (6)________ man never (7)__________ the (8)________ man speak
And one by one they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the light began to fade
In the (9)________ on a hill

The city on a hill

Each one thought (10)________ they knew better
But there were different by design
Instead of standing (11)____________ together
They let their differences divide

And one by one they ran away
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
And the light (12)__________ 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 (13)________ the poets life
It was the (14)____________ of the poets
That gave the (15)________________ (16)________________ to fight
It was the (17)________ of the (18)__________ ones
It was the wisdom of the old
It was the story of the poor man
That (19)____________ be told...

It is the rhythm of the dancers
That (20)__________ the poets life
It is the spirit of the poets
That (21)__________ the soldiers strength to fight
It is the fire of the young ones
It is the wisdom of the old
It is the (22)__________ of the (23)________ man
That's needing to be told...

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

One by one, will we run away?
With our (25)________ up minds to leave 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) each(2) dancers(3) poets(4) young(5) ones(6) rich(7) heard(8) poor(9) city(10) that(11) strong(12) began(13) gave(14) spirit(15) soldiers(16) strength(17) fire(18) young(19) needed(20) gives(21) gives(22) story(23) poor(24) leave(25) made