City On The Hill Lyrics - Singles - Casting Crowns

Did you hear of the city on the hill? 

Said one old man to the other 

It once shined bright and it would be shining still 

But they all started turning on each other 

You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow 

And the soldiers thought the poets were weak 

And the elders 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 light began to fade, in the city on the hill 

The city on the hill 

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Each one thought that they knew better 

That they were different by design 

Instead of standing strong 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 began to fade, in the city on the hill 

The city on the hill 

And the world is searching still 

But it was the rhythm of the dancers 

That gave the poets life 

It was the spirit of the poets 

That gave the soldiers strength to fight 

It was the fire of the young ones 

It was the wisdom of the old 

It was the story of the poor man 

That needed to be told 

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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 fire of the young ones 

It is the wisdom of the old 

It is the story of the poor man 

That's needing to be told 

One by one, we'll be running away 

With our made up minds to leave it all behind 

As the light begins to fade, in the city on the hill 

One by one, we'll be running away 

With our made up minds, to leave it all behind 

As the light begins to fade, in the city on the hill 

The city on the hill 

Come home 

And the Father's calling still 

Come home 

To the city on the hill 

Come home