Soldier + 

Though I should weep until the judgment, + 

How would it serve⁠— + 

Brave men are fighting, women speed them, + 

’Tis a day + 

Of crucial conflict! + 

My son, sometimes it seems I’d rather hold + 

You safe beneath my heart + 

Than send you forth! + 

But lo! The sun is red and weaker children go! + 

Though I should weep until the judgment, + 

How would it serve! + 

I’ll close my eyes and smile, O Son of Mine, + 

Your cause is kingly! + 

Step proud and confident, worthy your mother; + 

Be firm and brave, O Son of Mine, be strong, + 

For terror waxeth, + 

Speed swift away, + 

Though I should weep until the judgment⁠ ⁠… + 