I WOULD RATHER HAVE JESUS
Author(s): Windy
Songbook: Love Songs Songbook
KeyWords: Death and Heaven,

I would rather have Jesus than silver or gold,
I would rather be His than have riches untold,
I would rather have Jesus than houses or lands,
I would rather be led by His nail pierced hands
Than to be the king of a vast domain,
And be held in sin's dread sway.
I would rather have Jesus than anything
This old world affords today.

Yes, I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This old world affords today.

I would rather have Jesus than your applause,
I would rather be faithful to His dear cause,
I would rather have Jesus than worldwide fame,
I would rather be true to His Holy Name
Than to be the king of a vast domain
But be held in sin's dread sway.
I would rather have Jesus than anything
This old world affords today.

For He's fairer than lilies of rarest bloom.
Oh, He's sweeter than honey from out of your comb.
He is all that my hungering spirit needs.
I would rather have Him and let Him lead
Than to be the king of a vast domain
Yet be held in sin's dread sway.
I would rather have Jesus than anything
This old world affords today.

[Other lyrics by Father David:]
I would rather have Jesus than a soft warm bed,
I would rather have Him than a roof overhead,
I would rather have Jesus than a good hot meal,
I would rather have Him than these things I feel
Than to be the pastor of a great fine church
But be held in official board sway.
Yes, I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This old world affords today.

[Other suggested lyrics by John Listen:]
I would rather have Jesus than a hard-rock band,
I would rather have Jesus than a studio at hand,
I would rather have Jesus than contracts grand,
I would rather have Jesus than the praise of man,
Than to play the lead on a smoke-filled stage,
And be swayed by the glamour and glare.
Yes, I'd rather have Jesus than anything
The old business, its woes and its wares.

Copyright (c) 1998 by The Family