Tuning:

City On A Hill Casting Crowns Verse 1:

Di^Bmd you hear of ^Dthe city on the hill? Said o^Ane old man to the oth^Ger It o^Bmnce shined bright and it w^Dould be shining still But they a^All starte^Gd turning on each other

Verse 2:

You see,^Bm the poets thought the danc^Ders were shallow An^Ad the sol^Gdiers thought the poets were weak An^Bmd the elders saw the young ones ^Das foolish An^Ad the r^Gich man never heard the poor man speak

Chorus:

And o^Gne by one They^D ran away With ^Atheir made up minds To leav^Ge it all behind An^Gd the ligh^Dt began to fade In the ^Acity 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:

^Bm ^D ^A ^GAnd the world is searching still Bm D A

Bridge:

But ^Git was the rhythm of the dancers That gave the poets life It was^D the spirit of the poets That^A gave the soldiers strength to fight It wa^Gs the fire of the young ones It wa^Bms the wisdom of the old It wa^As the story of the poor man That needed to be told

Ending:

^Bm ^D ^A Come home ^G And the Father's calling still ^Bm ^D ^A Come home ^G To the city on the hill ^Bm ^D ^A Come home

Casting Crowns - City on the hill