Verse 1:
CC7FC
I'd rather have Je-sus than silver or gold,
G7CG
I'd rather be His than have riches un-told;
CC7FC
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or lands,
C7FCG7C
I'd rather be led by His nail pierced hand.
Chorus:
CG7CG7FAmFC
Than to be the king of a vast do-main
G7CG7FC
Or be held in sin's dread sway;
CFC
I'd rather have Jesus than any-thing
G7FC
This world af-fords to-day.
Verse 2:
CC7FC
I'd rather have Je-sus than men's ap-plause,
G7CG
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause;
CC7FC
I'd rather have Jesus than world-wide fame,
C7FCG7C
I'd rather be true to His ho-ly name.
Chorus:
CG7CG7FAmFC
Than to be the king of a vast do-main
G7CG7FC
Or be held in sin's dread sway;
CFC
I'd rather have Jesus than any-thing
G7FC
This world af-fords to-day.
Verse 3:
CC7FC
He's fairer than lil-ies of rarest bloom,
G7CG
He's sweeter than honey from out the comb;
CC7FC
He's all that my hungering spirit needs,
C7FCG7C
I'd rather have Jesus and let Him lead.
Chorus:
CG7CG7FAmFC
Than to be the king of a vast do-main
G7CG7FC
Or be held in sin's dread sway;
CFC
I'd rather have Jesus than any-thing
G7FC
This world af-fords to-day.
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