Terrible despicable catastrophes are happening every day
Heart wrenching tragedies and soul searing calamities
mark predator and prey
In a world cannibalized with bad news around the clock
There’s no tuning it out, yet we’re anesthetized,
even entertained while stuck in shock

Compassion fatigue a debilitating disease threatens civilization
It’s “Do as you please, get what you need to calm the situation”
But somebody’s gotta deal with it, somebody has to count the cost
Somebody’s gotta stand up in the gap on behalf of the land
go and search of the lost

For the sake of the name a faithful few have decided to go out
Come hell or high water, they’ve heard the call and overcome the doubt
The weapons they fight with are not the weapons of this world,
No, they have divine power to demolish strong towers
and tie up the foe


Feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, training up nurses,
singing the sacred
Restoring economies, teaching astronomy, blossoming botany,
healing the hatred

Fighting human trafficking, rescuing victims of the most despicable shame,
Giving their all - time, talent & treasure “For the sake of the Name”

CHORUS:
For the sake of the Name, we will get loud, For the sake of the Name gonna bow down
For His suffering pain, for His glory and praise, for the sake of the Name
For the sake of the Name gonna go out For the sake of the Name gonna get down
For the sake of the Name, for His glory and praise, for the sake of the Name




Prisons overwrought with inmates, failed rehab facilities
Nothing seems to be able to overcome this damnable deadly disease

Sin weasels and works its way into the fabric of society
And each politician every year promises not to lie and cheat

Are we really making progress or unraveling at the seams?
It seems we are more polarized than ever... and yet some still have a dream

A dream rooted in the heart of God that is unbreakable and unshakeable
A dream that will become reality though many scoff it’s impossible, He’s incapable

And for this dream many like Martin have given their very lives
Over the centuries on every continent, for the sake of the Name they strive

Convinced that only the Prince of Peace can make wars cease
And every government on His shoulders will one day find relief

They’ve faced persecution and hardship, and hunger and hatred
And sticks and stones that have broken bones
become the laughing stock for what’s sacred

It’s for the hope of humanity that Jesus came
Their hope is seeing many more moved for the sake of the Name