WILL I EMPTY-HANDED BE
Author(s): Brother Sun
Songbook: Dad's Songs of Service
KeyWords: Death and Heaven,

Verse 1
Will I empty-handed be,
When beside the crystal sea
I shall stand before the Everlasting Throne?
Must I have a heart of shame as I answer to my name,
With no works that my Redeemer there can own?

Verse 2
When the harvest days are past,
Shall I hear Him say at last,
"Welcome, toiler, I've prepared for thee a place"?
Shall I bring Home golden sheaves,
Ripened fruit, not faded leaves,
When I see my blessed Savior face-to-face?

Verse 3
When those Books are opened wide,
And the deeds of all are tried,
May I have a record whiter than the snow;
When my race on Earth is run,
Will I hear Him say, "Well done,
Take the crown that Love Immortal doth bestow"?

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