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Must I Go -- and Empty-Handed?
Words by Charles C. Luther, 1847-1924 From Sacred Songs and Solos, Revised and Enlarged, compiled under the direction of Ira D. Sankey, No. 789 (Daniel 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.) After a month of Christian life, nearly all of it passed upon a sick bed, a young man, nearly thirty years of age, lay dying. Suddenly a look of sadness crossed his face, and to the query of a friend, he exclaimed : "No, I am not afraid; Jesus saves me now! But oh, must I go -- and empty-handed?"
"Must I go -- and empty-handed?" Thus my dear Redeemer meet? Not one day of service give Him, Lay no trophy at His feet? Chorus: "Must I go -- and empty-handed?" Must I meet my Saviour so? Not one soul with which to greet Him? Must I empty-handed go? Not at death I shrink or falter, For my Saviour saves me now; But to meet Him empty-handed, Thought of that now clouds my brow. Oh, the years in sinning wasted, Could I but recall them now, I would give them to my Saviour, To His will I'd gladly bow. Up, ye saints, arouse, be earnest! Up and work while yet 'tis day; Ere the night of death o'ertake you, Strive for souls while yet you may.
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