Oh, we learned of Abraham Who was ready to give his son And Noah who kept on 'Til his job was done Moses led his children Safely through the wilderness These men are gone, we're here to carry on But tell me why are we in such a mess Where are the heroes now When we need them so desperately Who will step out from the crowd And be strong enough to lead Who will teach the children Who will show them how Oh, I'm asking you Where are the heroes now There are those we don't know their names Who were faithful for their Lord They were beaten and they were chained And put to d**h by the sword The world was not worthy of them Is it worthy of me and you Oh, we say we'll endure until the end I pray to God that it's true Where are the heroes now When we need them so desperately Who will step out from the crowd And be strong enough to lead Who will teach the children Who will show them how Oh, I'm asking you Where are the heroes now We're surrounded by witnesses As they watch us run our race With our eyes on the Author of our faith God is not ignorant Of the affairs of men and his ways Oh, He's put us here to make a stand He's calling on us today He's calling us to be heroes now When we need them so desperately Will you step out from the crowd And be strong enough to lead Will you teach the children Will you show them how 'Cause they're asking you Where are the heroes now Step up from the crowd Step up from the crowd Tell me, where are the heroes now