There are those who believe And those who do not An adventure in black magick that goes beyond the boundaries of the supernatural I never felt alive 'Ti the day, 'til the day I found My hands around the throat Of a heretic rejecting the light Rejecting the light I am the hammer of the gods I am the shield (I am the shield) I am the sword (I am the sword) The butcher of the Lord I am the shield (I am the shield) I am the sword (I am the sword) The butcher of the Lord It took a while to steel the resolve To take a life without much of a thought Covered in blood, chained to my fate Destroying demons from the shadow plane Persecute In the name of the Lord Persecute In the name of the Lord I never felt alive 'Til the day, 'til the day I found My hands around the throat Of a heretic rejecting the light Rejecting the light I am the hammer of the gods It took a while to steel the resolve To take a life without much of a thought Covered in blood, chained to my fate Destroying demons from the shadow plane Persecute In the name of the Lord Persecute In the name of the Lord Eviscerated by the light of the moon Covered in pitch and left to burn Annihilator of the demon kind Annihilator of the demon kind The heretic butcher The heretic butcher I never felt alive 'Til the day, 'til the day I found My hands around the throat Of a heretic rejecting the light Rejecting the light I am the hammer of the gods I am the shield (I am the shield) I am the sword (I am the sword) The butcher of the Lord I am the shield (I am the shield) I am the sword (I am the sword) The butcher of the Lord In the halls of the damned Is where you'll find my work Is where you'll find my work Is where you'll find my work