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 lands
I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread s-way
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today
I'd rather have Jesus than worldly applause
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause
I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame
I'd rather be true to His holy name
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread s-way
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today
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
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread s-way
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today