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I’d Rather Have Jesus

Loretta Lynn

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  1. Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose (Louis Armstrong)

  2. Part of Hymns, also In the Sweet By and By, If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again and Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven

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Written by
George Beverly Shea and Rhea F. Miller
Part of
Hymns
Released on
Decca Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I’d Rather Have Jesus was written by George Beverly Shea

    I’d Rather Have Jesus was written by George Beverly Shea

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I’d Rather Have Jesus was written by Rhea F. Miller

    I’d Rather Have Jesus was written by Rhea F. Miller

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I’d Rather Have Jesus is part of the release Hymns

    I’d Rather Have Jesus is part of the release Hymns

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song I’d Rather Have Jesus

    Decca Records is the label of the song I’d Rather Have Jesus

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I’d Rather Have Jesus was released on 1965-11-15

    I’d Rather Have Jesus was released on 1965-11-15

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026