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Artist: Melissa Etnyre
Canonical path: /melissa-parrick/i-d-rather-have-jesus
Related lyric paths: 6
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I'd rather have Jesus
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I'd rather have Jesus
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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 scarred hand
Than to be the king of a vast domain
Or be held in sins 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 world wide fame
I'd rather be true to his hold name
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Melissa Etnyre performs "I'd rather have Jesus", and this lyric page sits inside the Melissa Etnyre catalog on LyroVerse.
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