I'd Rather Have Jesus
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 lands,
I'd rather be led by his nail-pierced hand.
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway.
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.
I'd rather have Jesus 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.
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway.
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.
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.
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway.
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.
Prefiero tener a Jesús
Prefiero tener a Jesús que plata o oro,
Prefiero ser suyo que tener riquezas incontables;
Prefiero tener a Jesús que casas o tierras,
Prefiero ser guiado por su mano perforada por clavos.
Antes que ser el rey de un vasto dominio
Y estar bajo el yugo del pecado.
Prefiero tener a Jesús que cualquier cosa
Que este mundo ofrezca hoy.
Prefiero tener a Jesús que el aplauso de los hombres,
Prefiero ser fiel a su querida causa;
Prefiero tener a Jesús que la fama mundial,
Prefiero ser fiel a su santo nombre.
Antes que ser el rey de un vasto dominio
Y estar bajo el yugo del pecado.
Prefiero tener a Jesús que cualquier cosa
Que este mundo ofrezca hoy.
Él es más hermoso que los lirios de rara flor,
Es más dulce que la miel de la colmena;
Él es todo lo que mi espíritu hambriento necesita,
Prefiero tener a Jesús y dejar que él me guíe.
Antes que ser el rey de un vasto dominio
Y estar bajo el yugo del pecado.
Prefiero tener a Jesús que cualquier cosa
Que este mundo ofrezca hoy.
Escrita por: George Beverly Shea / Rhea F. Miller