City On A Hill Casting Crowns Verse 1:

Di^Amd you hear of ^Cthe city on the hill? Said o^Fne old man to the oth^Fer It o^Amnce shined bright and it w^Could be shining still But they a^Fll starte^Fd turning on each other

Verse 2:

You see,^Am the poets thought the danc^Cers were shallow An^Fd the sol^Fdiers thought the poets were weak An^Amd the elders saw the young ones ^Cas foolish An^Fd the r^Fich man never heard the poor man speak

Chorus:

And o^Fne by one They^C ran away With ^Ftheir made up minds To leav^Fe it all behind An^Fd the ligh^Ct began to fade In the ^Fcity on the hill The city on the hill

Verse 3: Each one thought that they knew better That they were different by design Instead of standing strong together They let their differences divide Passage:

^Am ^C ^F ^FAnd the world is searching still Am C F

Bridge:

But ^Fit was the rhythm of the dancers That gave the poets life It was^C the spirit of the poets That^F gave the soldiers strength to fight It wa^Fs the fire of the young ones It wa^Ams the wisdom of the old It wa^Fs the story of the poor man That needed to be told

Ending:

^Am ^C ^F Come home ^F And the Father's calling still ^Am ^C ^F Come home ^F To the city on the hill ^Am ^C ^F Come home

Casting Crowns - City on the hill