Noble Tecumseh; br Chief of the Shawnee; br Where do your naked bones br Rest `neath the soil? br Where is the hiding place br That your brave remnants grace? br Where is this hallowed place br Near the Thames' flow? br br Great Indian war chief; br Voice of compassion; br A pagan more Christian br Than Christians themselves. br Show me the hallowed ground - br Oh precious hallowed ground! - br Where burdened bones are found br Barren but free. br br Nurtured by forests; br One with all nature; br Angered by hunting grounds br Ravaged at will. br Oh how you fought to save br That which the Spirit gave br To all your nations brave br Centuries before! br br Painted for battle; br Riding white pony; br Chivalrous, dignified, br Eloquent, proud. br Fighting the losing fight br Like a crusading knight, br `Gainst the foe's greater might br Built upon greed. br br Speaker of burning words br Rousing to action; br Green eyes in copper skin br Flashing with fire. br Eager to fight and die; br Hear now the warrior's cry br Screamed to the flaming sky br O'er cannons' roar! br br Vanquished in battle br But fallen as hero; br History remembers not victor but you. br Yet, you hide the hallowed ground br Where your brave bones are found, br For when in secret ground br You still are free.