Charles Caroll Luther

Biography

“Must I Go, and Empty-Handed?” is a hymn that was written in 1877 by Charles Caroll Luther.

Of the hymn “Must I Go, and Empty Handed” the author of the words, Reverend C. C. Luther, relates that it was inspired by the remark of a dying young man, who said, “I am not afraid to die; Jesus saves me now, but, oh! must I go empty handed?”

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Must I Go, And Empty Handed