##(Verse 1)
I'd
 rather have Jesus than
 silver or
 gold;
I'd
 rather be
 His than have
 riches
 un
told;
I'd
 rather have Jesus than
 houses or
 lands.
I'd
 rather be
 led by His
 nail
-pierced
 hand.

##(Verse 2)
I'd
 rather have Jesus than
 men's a
pplause;
I'd
 rather be fait
hful to
 His
 dear
 cause;
I'd
 rather have Jesus than
 world-wide
 fame.
I'd
 rather be
 true to His
 ho
ly
 name.

##(Verse 3)
He's
 fairer than lilies of
 rarest
 bloom;
He's
 sweeter than h
oney from
 out
 the
 comb;
He's
 all that my hungering
 spirit
 needs.
I'd
 rather have J
esus and
 let 
 Him
 lead.

##(Chorus 1)
Than to
 be the
 king of a
 vast d
omain
And be
 held in
 sin's dread
 sway
.
I'd
 rather have Jesus than
 any
thing
This
 world a
ffords t
oday.