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I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold

by Rhea F. Miller (1894–1966)

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 327.

Verse 1

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 land; I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand:

Refrain

Than to be the king of a vast domain Or be held in sin’s dread sway! I’d rather have Jesus than anything This world affords today.

Verse 2

I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause; I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause; I’d rather have Jesus than world-wide fame; I’d rather be true to His holy name:

Verse 3

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:

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