SDA Hymnal: I'd Rather Have Jesus #327
Rhea F. Miller,1922 (1894-1966)
George Beverly Shea,1939 (1909- )
[Verse 1]
C C7 F C
I'd rather have Je-sus than silver or gold,
G7 C G
I'd rather be His than have riches un-told;
C C7 F C
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or lands,
C7 F C G7 C
I'd rather be led by His nail pierced hand.
[Chorus]
C G7 C G7 F Am F C
Than to be the king of a vast do-main
G7 C G7 F C
Or be held in sin's dread sway;
C F C
I'd rather have Jesus than any-thing
G7 F C
This world af-fords to-day.
[Verse 2]
C C7 F C
I'd rather have Je-sus than men's ap-plause,
G7 C G
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause;
C C7 F C
I'd rather have Jesus than world-wide fame,
C7 F C G7 C
I'd rather be true to His ho-ly name.
[Chorus]
C G7 C G7 F Am F C
Than to be the king of a vast do-main
G7 C G7 F C
Or be held in sin's dread sway;
C F C
I'd rather have Jesus than any-thing
G7 F C
This world af-fords to-day.
[Verse 3]
C C7 F C
He's fairer than lil-ies of rarest bloom,
G7 C G
He's sweeter than honey from out the comb;
C C7 F C
He's all that my hungering spirit needs,
C7 F C G7 C
I'd rather have Jesus and let Him lead.
[Chorus]
C G7 C G7 F Am F C
Than to be the king of a vast do-main
G7 C G7 F C
Or be held in sin's dread sway;
C F C
I'd rather have Jesus than any-thing
G7 F C
This world af-fords to-day.