[Verse 1]
I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold
I'd rather be His than have riches untold
Oh I'd rather have Jesus than houses or land
I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand

[Verse 2]
I'd rather have Jesus than men's applause
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause
Oh and I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame
I'd rather be true to His holy name

[Chorus 1]
Than to be the king of a vast domain and be held in sins dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today

[Verse 3]
He's fairer than lilies of rarest bloom
He's sweeter than honey from out of the comb
Oh He's all that my hungering spirit needs
I'd rather have Jesus and let Him lead

[Chorus 2]
Than to be the king of a vast domain and be held in sins dread sway
Oh I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today