Not Empty Handed

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He that, weeping, goeth forth to sow

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [He that, weeping, goeth forth to sow]
Published in 4 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 He that, weeping, goeth forth to sow
In life’s harvest field so wide,
Doubtless shall the joy of reaping know,
Joy that ever will abide.

Chorus:
Not empty-handed would I go
To meet my Lord who loves me so;
Not empty-handed would I go,
But laden with golden sheaves.

2 Daily going forth to seek the lost;
never service was so sweet;
Bringing them, whatever it may cost,
To the dear Redeemer’s feet. [Chorus]

3 While the summer’s sun is shining bright,
Till the evening shadows dim,
Toiling in the fields to harvest white,
Winning precious souls for Him. [Chorus]

4 Bringing to the garner of the Lord
Souls my labors here have won;
God’s approving smile my rich reward,
And His gracious “Child, well done!” [Chorus]

Source: Sunday School and Revival: with Y.M.C.A. Supplement #2

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	He that, weeping, goeth forth to sow
Title:	Not Empty Handed
Author:	Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Not empty handed would I go
Copyright:	Public Domain