4 5 5 5 5 6 I'd rath-er have Je-sus 4 7 -6 -6 6 than sil-ver or gold, 4 5 5 5 6 I'd rath-er be His 6 6 6 -5 5 -4 than have rich-es un-told; 4 5 5 5 5 6 I'd rath-er have Je-sus 4 7 -6 -6 6 than hous-es or lands, 4 5 5 5 6 I'd rath-er be led 4 -4 5 -4 4 by His nail-pierced hand. chorus 6 7 -7 7 -8 Than to be the king -6 -7 7 -6 6 of a vast do-main 6 7 -7 7 -8 -7 7 Or be held in sin's dread sway; 4 5 5 5 5 6 I'd rath-er have Je-sus 4 7-6 6 than an-y thing 4 5 6 5 -4 4 4 Th-is world af-ords to-day. verse 2 I'd rather have Je-sus than men's applause, I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause; I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide 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.