I'd Rather Have Jesus

{title: I'd Rather Have Jesus}
{author: George Beverly Shea | Rhea F. Miller}
{key: C}
{time: 3/4}
{tempo: 96}

{c: Verse 1}
[C]I'd rather have Je[C7]sus [C7/Bb]than [F/A]sil[F]ver or [C]gold. 
I'd rather be [C/E]His than have rich[G7/D]es [C]un[G7]told. 
[C]I'd rather [Cmaj7]have [C7]Jesus [C/Bb]than [F/A]hous[F]es or [C]lands. 
I'd rather be [C7/E]led [F]by [Fm6]His [C/G]nail-[G7sus]pierced [G7][C]hand. 

{c: Chorus}
{soc}
[C]Than [C/E]to [G7/D]be [Am/C]the [G]king [F/G]of [G7]a [Am]vast [Dm6/F]do[C]main, 
Or [C/E]be [G7/D]held [Am/C]in [G7]sin's [D°7]dread [F/C]sway. [C] 
I'd rather [Cmaj7]have [C7]Jesus [C/Bb]than [F/A]an[F]y[C]thing 
This [C/G]world af[G7sus]fords[G7] [F/G]to[F/C]day. [C] 
{eoc}

{c: Verse 2}
[C]I'd rather have Je[C7]sus [C7/Bb]than [F/A]men's [F]ap[C]plause. 
I'd rather be [C/E]faithful to His [G7/D][C]dear [G]cause. [G7] 
[C]I'd rather [Cmaj7]have [C7]Jesus [C/Bb]than [F/A]world [F]wide [C]fame. 
I'd rather be [C7/E]true [F]to [Fm6]His [C/G]ho[G7sus]ly[G7] [C]name.

{c: Verse 3}
[C]He's fairer than lil[C7]ies [C7/Bb]of [F/A]rar[F]est [C]bloom. 
He's sweeter than [C/E]honey from out [G7/D]of [C]the [G]comb. [G7] 
[C]He's all that [Cmaj7]my [C7]hunger[C/Bb]ing [F/A]spir[F]it [C]needs.
I'd rather have [C7/E]Jesus [F]and [Fm6][C/G]let [G7sus]Him[G7] [C]lead.