Chords for George Beverly Shea - I'd Rather Have Jesus

[Bb] _ _ Yes, I have a _ dear mother, about 84 [Gb] years of age, who will be watching this program.
_ Over in [C] Syracuse, New York, and it was many years ago, she found [E] this poem written [Bb] by
_ [Fm] Mrs.
Rhea [Gm] F.
Miller.
[F] _ [Eb] She found it at a particular time [Bb] of my life when we were going through [G] some temptations
and [F] spiritual need, _ _ and she put this poem on the [Ebm] piano, _ [D] _
and as I read it, I had to sing it.
[Cm] And _ _ [F] this simple melody came to mind that [Eb] morning.
It's my testimony _ _ tonight.
_ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ I'd rather have _ _ Jesus [Eb] _ [Bb] _
than [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] silver [Bb] or _ _ gold. _ _
I'd rather be _ _ _ his than have _ [Cm] riches _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ untold.
_ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] I'd rather have _ Jesus _ _ than [Eb] a _ _ _ house or [Bb] _ _ _ land. _
_ _ I'd rather be _ _ led _ _ [Eb] by his [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ nail [F] _ _
-pierced _ [Bb] _ _ hand. _
_ _ _ _ _ I'd rather have _ Jesus _ _ _ _ than [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] men's [Gm] _ [Bb] applause. _ _ _
_ I'd rather be faithful [Gm] to _ [Cm] _ his [E] dear [F] _ _ cause. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] I'd rather have _ _ Jesus _ _ _ than [Eb] _
_ _ worldwide _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ fame. _ _ _
I'd rather be _ true _
_ [Eb] to [Bb] his _ [F] holy _ [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
name _ _ [Db] than to [F]
be _ _ _ [Bb] the [F] _ _
_ _ king _ [Cm] _ _
[F] of the [Bb] _ last [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ domain _ _ [Dbm] or [F] be _ held
[Bb] _
[F] in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sin's grasp.
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
I'd [Bb] rather _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
have Jesus _ _ _ _ _ _ than _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] anything _ _ _ _ _ this [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] world [E] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F]
affords _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ today.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _