I'd Rather Have Jesus [Than Silver or Gold]
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- Music written by
- George Beverly Shea
- Lyrics written by
- Rhea Miller
- Composition date
- 1932
- Copyright date
- 1939
- Language
- English
- Comments
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aka "I'd Rather Have Jesus Than Silver or Gold". Miller had written a poem and copyrighted her work in 1922. In 1932, Shea composed a new tune to Miller's lyrics and it was copyrighted in 1939.
Song starts off "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"
NOTE: There is another song called I'd Rather Have Jesus from the 1930's that starts off "Men strive for the wealth of this wide wicked world...".
MOST EVERY PERFORMANCE OF "I'D RATHER HAVE JESUS" WILL GO HERE. - Published by
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CURB WORD MUSIC
GEMA
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