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