The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 ‎#5

5. Not Empty-Handed

1 Not empty-handed would I go
To him whose love has blessed me so;
Some precious jewel would I bring
To shine forever for my King.

Refrain:
Not empty-handed would I go,
To him whose love hath blessed me so;
Some humble tribute may I bear,
Within those gates so bright and fair.

2 Not empty-handed would I go;
In life’s great field some seed I’d sow;
Some golden sheaf for him would bind;
Some blossoms tend, some fruitage find. [Refrain]

3 Not empty-handed would I go;
His grace will hidden treasures show,
O may I win them for his sake,
And, day by day, love’s off’rings make. [Refrain]

4 Not empty-handed would I go;
Thro’ summer’s bloom, thro’ winter’s snow,
I’ll work for him who died for me;
Till, by and by, his face I see. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Not empty-handed would I go
• Title: Not Empty-Handed
• Author: E. E. Hewitt
• Refrain First Line: Not empty-handed would I go
• Publication Date: 1904
• Topic: Service-Work

Tune Information

• Name: [Not empty-handed would I go]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick