Key: D
Introduction:
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Id rath-er have Je-sus than sil-ver or gold
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Id rath-er be His than have rich-es un-told
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Id rath-er have Je-sus than hous-es or lands
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Id rath-er be led by His nail-pierced hand
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Than to be the king of a vast do-main
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Or be held in sins dread sway
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Id rath-er have Je-sus than an-y-thing
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This world af-fords to-day.
Verse 2
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Id rath-er have Je-sus than mens ap-plause
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Id rath-er be faith-ful to His dear cause
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Id rath-er have Je-sus than world-wide fame
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Id rath-er be true to His ho-ly name
Verse 3
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Hes fair-er than lil-ies of rar-est bloom
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Hes sweet-er than hon-ey from out the comb
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Hes all that my hun-ger-ing spir-it needs
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Id rath-er have Je-sus and let Him lead