Text: | I'd Rather Have Jesus |
Author: | Rhea F. Miller |
Tune: | I'D RATHER HAVE JESUS |
Composer: | George Beverly Shea |
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 lands.
I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand
Refrain:
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway.
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.
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 worldwide fame.
I'd rather be true to His holy name [Refrain]
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]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold |
Title: | I'd Rather Have Jesus |
Author: | Rhea F. Miller |
Refrain First Line: | Than to be the king of a vast domain |
Meter: | Irregular meter |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Topic: | Adoration and Praise: Jesus Our Savior; New Life in Christ: Songs of Witness and Praise |
Copyright: | © 1922, Renewed 1950 by Chancel Music Inc. Assigned to The Rodeheaver, Co. (a div. of WORD MUSIC) |
Notes: | Now Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | I'D RATHER HAVE JESUS |
Composer: | George Beverly Shea |
Meter: | Irregular meter |
Key: | C Major |
Copyright: | © 1939, renewed 1950 by Chancel Music, Inc. Assigned to The Rodeheaver Co. (a div. of WORD MUSIC) |