To heaven I lift that hand, and call

For judgment on the criminal;

The earth is dyed with bloodshed’s hues—

It cries for vengeance. I accuse!”

“Name thou the guilty! say for whom

Thou claim’st th’ inevitable doom!

“Albert of Lindheim—to the skies

The voice of blood against him cries;

A brother’s blood—his hand is dyed

With the deep stain of fratricide.