MUSIC FILM · 3:12
I'd Rather | Stained Glass & Light Art MV | @liwei
Inside the song and film
This is a gospel cover interpretation of I’d Rather Have Jesus, not a newly written original. Its lyric sets silver, gold, applause and fame beside a choice of faith and faithfulness. Gentle acoustic guitar and a simple hymn-like melodic direction bring the address close. Ten leadlight stained-glass paintings answer those images in the art film, letting dazzling gold give way to a wider light. Listen for how each “rather” changes the measure of a life, and how simply that choice is voiced.
Read the lyrics
[Verse 1]I'd rather have Jesus than silver or goldI'd rather be His than have riches untoldI'd rather have Jesus than houses or landI'd rather be led by His nail-scarred handThan to be a king of a vast domainOr be held in sin's dread swayI'd rather have Jesus than anythingThis world affords today[Verse 2]I'd rather have Jesus than men's applauseI'd rather be faithful to His dear causeI'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fameI'd rather be true to His holy nameThan to be a king of a vast domainOr be held in sin's dread swayI'd rather have Jesus than anythingThis world affords today