The Chuck Wagon Gang - I'd Rather Have Jesus Lyrics

Verse 1
Men strive for the wealth of this wide wicked world,
They seek after honor and fame,
So lavishly sporting their diamonds and pearls,
They put the dear Savior to shame.

Chorus
I'd rather live in Heaven,
Than to own all Earth's silver and gold
I'd rather have Jesus,
Than the diamonds or the flowers to hold,
I'd rather be a beggar,
Live in a little shack by the road,
Than to own all Earth's treasures,
With no title to a future of old.

Verse 2
They seem not to know that their treasures will rust,
And thieves often break through and steal,
Contented with pleasure they follow their lists,
In sorrow their destinies seal.

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