800+ Songs on iPhone; Nothing on iTunes: Can I sync without losing my songs on my iPhone?

My HD on my MacBook crashed and I lost EVERYTHING. My iTunes now has nothing. If I sync my iPhone with iTunes, will my songs be deleted from my iPhone? Secondly: Is there a way to pull the music off my iPhone and get it to my iTunes?

"If I sync my iPhone with iTunes, will my songs be deleted from my iPhone?"
Yes, everything will be deleted from the iphone.
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer.  Use your backup copy to put everything back.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy, then you can transfer itunes purchases from your iphone to your computer.  File>Devices>Transfer Purchases

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