When Michael in the tomb I laid!
Strange sounds along the chancel pass'd,
The banners waved without a blast"—
Still spoke the Monk, when the bell toll'd one!—
I tell you, that a braver man
Than William of Deloraine, good at need,
Against a foe ne'er spurr'd a steed;
Yet somewhat was he chill'd with dread,
And his hair did bristle upon his head.
"Lo, Warrior! now, the Cross of Red