Page 107 - Voices in Praise

And darkness from me Than to be the king of a vast domain Or beheld
O how much He cared for me 1/3 Verse 2 in sin's dread sway: I'd rather have Jesus than
All my life was full of sin anything This world affords today.
When Jesus found me,
All my heart was full Verse 2
Of misery and woe; I'd rather have Jesus than men's applause,
I'd rather be faithful to his dear cause;
Jesus plac'd His strong I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame, I'd
And loving arms about me And He led me in the rather be true to his holy name.
way I ought to go.
Chorus
Chorus 1 Than to be the king of a vast domain Or beheld
No one ever cared for me like Jesus in sin's dread sway: I'd rather have Jesus than
There's no other friend so kind as He anything This world affords today.

No one else could take the sin Verse 3
And darkness from me He's fairer than lilies of rarest bloom,
O how much He cared for me 2/3 He's sweeter than honey from out of comb; He's
all that my hungering spirit needs, I'd rather
Verse 3 have Jesus and let Him lead.
Ev'ry day He comes to me
With new assurance Chorus
More and more I understand Than to be the king of a vast domain Or beheld
His words of love; in sin's dread sway: I'd rather have Jesus than
anything This world affords today.
But I'll never know HOME
Just why He came to save me, 199 I am not skilled to
Till someday I see understand
His blessed face above. Verse 1
I am not skilled to understand
Chorus 1 What God has willed, what God has planned;
No one ever cared for me like Jesus I only know at His right hand
There's no other friend so kind as He Stands one who is my Saviour! 1/6

No one else could take the sin Verse 2
And darkness from me I take God at His word and deed;
O how much He cared for me 3/3 Christ died to save me, this I read,
HOME And in my heart I find a need;
198 I'd rather have Jesus Of Him to be my Saviour. 2/6
Verse 1
I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold, Verse 3
I'd rather be his than have riches untold; And was there then no other way
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or lands, I'd For God to take? I cannot say;
rather be led by his nail-pierced hand. I only bless him, day by day,
Who saved me through my Saviour. 3/6
Chorus

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