Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#327

327. I'd Rather Have Jesus

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:

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.

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]

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

• First Line: I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold
• Title: I'd Rather Have Jesus
• Author: Rhea F. Miller (1894-1966) (1922)
• Refrain First Line: Than to be the king of a vast domain
• Meter: 11.11.11.10.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Gospel: Consecration
• Copyright: Copyright © 1922, 1950. © renewed 1939, 1966 by Chancel Music, Inc. Assigned to the Rodeheaver Co. (A Div. of Word,, Inc.)
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold]
• Composer: Geirge Beverkt Sgea (1909-2013) (1939)
• Meter: 11.11.11.10.Ref.
• Incipit: 13333 51166 51333
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Copyright © 1922, 1950. © renewed 1939, 1966 by Chancel Music, Inc. Assigned to the Rodeheaver Co. (A Div. of Word,, Inc.)