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I’d rath-er have Je-sus than sil-ver or gold;
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I’d rath-er be His than have rich-es un-told;
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I’d rath-er have Je-sus than hous-es or lands;
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I’d rath-er be led by His nail-pierced hand
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Than to be the king of a vast do-main
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Or be held in sin’s dread sway;
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I’d rath-er have Je-sus than an-y-thing
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This world af-fords to-day.
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I’d rath-er have Je-sus than men’s ap-plause;
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I’d rath-er be faith-ful to His dear cause;
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I’d rath-er have Je-sus than world-wide fame;
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I’d rath-er be true to His ho-ly name
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He’s fair-er than lil-ies of rar-est bloom;
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He’s sweet-er than hon-ey from out the comb;
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He’s all that my hun-ger-ing spir-it needs;
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I’d rath-er have Je-sus and let Him lead
