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. 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: 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: