Bless God, He Went as Soldiers

Bless God, He Went as Soldiers - meaning Summary

Yearning for Martial Glory

The speaker expresses fervent gratitude and petitions that a beloved figure has gone off as a soldier, framing military service as a blessed, valorous state. The poem links religious blessing and martial honor, imagining the loved one in uniform as a protective symbol: seeing him "in epauletted white" would banish fear of battle. The tone mixes relief, admiration, and a desire for security rooted more in the presence and role of the soldier than in the realities of war, revealing how attachment and idealization turn military service into emotional reassurance.