City On The Hill

Song City On The Hill
Artist Casting Crowns
Album Come To The Well

Lyrics

[00:00.21] Casting Crowns - City On the Hill
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[00:14.89] Did you hear of the city on the hill?
[00:18.20] Said one old man to the other
[00:21.45] It once shined bright and it would be shining still
[00:25.39] But they all started turning on each other
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[00:37.60] You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
[00:41.17] And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
[00:44.60] And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
[00:48.29] And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
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[00:52.92] And one by one, they ran away
[00:56.97] With their made-up minds to leave it all behind
[01:00.54] As the light began to fade in the city on the hill
[01:07.17] The city on the hill
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[01:14.54] Each one thought that they knew better
[01:17.73] But they were different by design
[01:21.73] Instead of standing strong together
[01:25.17] They let their differences divide
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[01:30.04] One by one, they ran away
[01:33.98] With their made-up minds to leave it all behind
[01:37.67] As the light began to fade in the city on the hill
[01:44.17] The city on the hill
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[01:50.23] And the world is searching still
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[01:58.48] But it was the rhythm of the dancers
[02:02.60] That gave the poets life
[02:05.60] It was the spirit of the poets
[02:09.23] That gave the soldiers strength to fight
[02:12.73] It was the fire of the young ones
[02:16.29] It was the wisdom of the old
[02:19.79] It was the story of the poor man
[02:23.42] That needed to be told
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[02:41.21] It is the rhythm of the dancers
[02:44.58] That gives the poets life
[02:48.08] It is the spirit of the poets
[02:51.59] That gives the soldiers strength to fight
[02:55.15] It is the fire of the young ones
[02:58.65] It is the wisdom of the old
[03:02.09] It is the story of the poor man
[03:05.77] That's needing to be told
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[03:14.08] One by one, will we run away
[03:17.71] With our made-up minds to leave it all behind
[03:21.96] As the light begins to fade in the city on the hill
[03:26.46] .
[03:27.65] One by one, will we run away
[03:31.84] With our made-up minds to leave it all behind
[03:35.96] As the light begins to fade in the city on the hill
[03:42.48] The city on the hill
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[03:46.16] Come home
[03:48.41] And the Father's calling still
[03:52.35] Come home, to the city on the hill
[03:59.43] Come home
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