I'd Rather Have Jesus Songtext
von Wintley Phipps

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 sway;
I"d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.


I"d rather have Jesus than men"s 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

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 sway;
I"d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.

I"d rather have Jesus... I"d rather have Jesus