I'd Rather Have Jesus

Verse 1

I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold;

I'd rather be His than have riches untold;

I'd rather have Jesus than houses or land;

I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand:

Verse 2

I'd rather have Jesus than men's applause;

I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause;

I'd rather have Jesus than world-wide fame;

I'd rather be true to His holy name:

Refrain

Than to be the king of a vast domain or be held in sin's dread sway! I'd rather have Jesus than anything this world affords today.

Verse 3

He's fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;

He's sweeter than honey from out the comb;

He's all that my hungering spirit needs -

I'd rather have Jesus and let Him lead:

Refrain

Than to be the king of a vast domain or be held in sin's dread sway! I'd rather have Jesus than anything this world affords today.