{"id":358,"date":"2020-06-19T21:39:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T21:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gccsatx.com\/hymns\/?p=358"},"modified":"2021-02-25T18:18:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:18:31","slug":"id-rather-have-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccsatx.com\/hymns\/id-rather-have-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;d Rather Have Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<style class=\"player-custom-style\">body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a) .player-but .the-icon-bg, body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a) .playbtn .the-icon-bg , body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a) .pausebtn .the-icon-bg, body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a).skin-wave .ap-controls .scrubbar .scrubBox-hover { background-color: #3274c0;   border-color: #3274c0;   } body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a) .meta-artist .the-artist { color: #3274c0; opacity:0.7;} body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a) .volume_active { background-color: #3274c0;} body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a) .meta-artist .the-songname, body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a) .meta-artist .the-songname>a, body .audioplayer.playerid-48742094:not(.a) .meta-artist .the-songname object>a { color: #3274c0; }<\/style><div class=\"audioplayer-tobe playerid-48742094 ap_idx_358_1 is-single-player apconfig-default-settings-for-zoomsounds button-aspect-noir  skin-wave  48742094\"  style=\" opacity: 0;  width: 100%;\" data-sample_time_total=\"187\" id=\"ap48742094\" data-playerid=\"48742094\" data-sanitized_source=\"httpsa377806649c3f0197e29e6708de219dc1beb62fafe8704087608sslcf2rackcdncom202006IdRatherHaveJesusmp3\" data-pcm='[0.954,0.225,0.943,0.569,0.542,0.152,0.427,0.989,0.393,0.727,0.58,0.933,0.441,0.078,0.343,0.011,0.062,0.047,0.546,0.016,0.857,0.707,0.126,0.833,0.623,0.765,0.092,0.532,0.245,0.404,0.174,0.682,0.992,0.321,0.345,0.748,0.272,0.604,0.545,0.84,0.324,0.223,0.614,0.649,0.277,0.582,0.449,0.015,0.777,0.345,0.006,0.761,0.767,0.694,0.28,0.848,0.787,0.917,0.472,0.381,0.884,0.715,0.641,0.723,0.182,0.201,0.793,0.992,0.262,0.299,0.22,0.681,0.108,0.477,0.648,0.702,0.814,0.187,0.929,0.007,0.292,0.718,0.262,0.665,0.223,0.456,0.929,0.096,0.826,0.52,0.955,0.613,0.85,0.288,0.338,0.402,0.357,0.204,0.676,0.09,0.698,0.746,0.503,0.771,0.884,0.205,0.664,0.637,0.009,0.351,0.003,0.343,0.365,0.192,0.546,0.93,0.488,0.674,0.171,0.262,0.079,0.824,0.5,0.347,0.274,0.069,0.224,0.506,0.712,0.776,0.312,0.613,0.924,0.609,0.135,0.396,0.551,0.75,0.006,0.455,0.932,0.23,0.369,0.34,0.27,0.951,0.785,0.198,0.083,0.247,0.007,0.822,0.453,0.974,0.019,0.687,0.074,0.582,0.505,0.357,0.991,0.35,0.729,0.883,0.342,0.307,0.043,0.196,0.903,0.392,0.249,0.071,0.19,0.172,0.798,0.219,0.387,0.092,0.378,0.151,0.751,0.864,0.199,0.291,0.233,0.25,0.062,0.239,0.024,0.43,0.725,0.096,0.155,0.372,0.607,0.739,0.547,0.585,0.976,0.707]' data-type=\"audio\" data-source=\"https:\/\/a377806649c3f0197e29-e6708de219dc1beb62fafe8704087608.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/2020\/06\/I_d-Rather-Have-Jesus-.mp3\" data-playfrom=\"off\"><div class=\"extra-html\" data-playerid=\"48742094\" style=\"opacity:0;\"><div class=\"extra-html--left \"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/a377806649c3f0197e29-e6708de219dc1beb62fafe8704087608.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/2020\/06\/I_d-Rather-Have-Jesus-.mp3\" download class=\"btn-zoomsounds btn-zoomsounds-download\"><span class=\"the-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-get-pocket\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"the-label\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end .extra-html--left--><div class=\"dzsap-counter counter-hits\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><span class=\"the-number\">2328<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><script>jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap48742094 = {  design_skin: \"skin-wave\"  ,autoplay: \"off\",design_skin:\"skin-wave\",disable_scrubbar:\"off\",skinwave_enablereflect:\"on\",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_normalize:\"\",design_wave_color_progress:\"1e9df1\",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number:\"3\",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding:\"1\",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size:\"0.25\",action_video_contor_60secs : window.dzsap_wp_send_contor_60_secs  ,loop:\"off\"  ,cue: \"on\"  ,embedded: \"off\"  ,preload_method:\"metadata\" ,design_animateplaypause:\"off\"  ,\"action_received_time_total\":window.dzsap_send_total_time,settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_wave_mode:\"canvas\",skinwave_comments_playerid:\"48742094\"}; try{ dzsap_init(\".ap_idx_358_1\",settings_ap48742094); }catch(err){ console.warn(\"cannot init player\", err); } });<\/script>\n<p>Rhea F. Miller (1922)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 1<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather have Jesus than silver or gold,<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather be His than have riches untold;<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather have Jesus than houses or land,<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chorus<\/strong><br \/>\nThan to be the king of a vast domain,<br \/>\nOr be held in sin&#8217;s dread sway.<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather have Jesus than anything<br \/>\nThis world affords today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 2<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather have Jesus than men&#8217;s applause,<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather be faithful to His dear cause;<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather have Jesus than world-wide fame,<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather be true to His holy Name<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chorus<\/strong><br \/>\nThan to be the king of a vast domain,<br \/>\nOr be held in sin&#8217;s dread sway.<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather have Jesus than anything<br \/>\nThis world affords today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verse 3<\/strong><br \/>\nHe&#8217;s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom,<br \/>\nHe&#8217;s sweeter than honey from out of the comb;<br \/>\nHe&#8217;s all that my hungering spirit needs<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather have Jesus and let Him lead<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chorus<\/strong><br \/>\nThan to be the king of a vast domain,<br \/>\nOr be held in sin&#8217;s dread sway.<br \/>\nI&#8217;d rather have Jesus than anything<br \/>\nThis world affords today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhea F. 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