George Beverly Shea Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Composing=== *"I'd Rather Have Jesus" (1932) In 1932 Shea composed the tune to "I'd Rather Have Jesus," the words of which were written by Rhea F. Miller (1894–1966),<ref>Kenneth W. Osbeck, ''101 More Hymn Stories: The Inspiring True Stories Behind 101 Favorite Hymns'' (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 1985):138.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://hymnary.org/person/Miller_Rhea|title= Rhea F Miller |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= Hymnary |publisher= |access-date= 2023-12-19 |quote=}}</ref> the wife of Dr. [[Howard Miller (minister)|Howard Miller]], later a general superintendent of the [[Church of the Nazarene]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billygraham.org/mediaRelations/bios.asp?p=8|title=George Beverly Shea bio|access-date=2007-02-01|work=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524165705/http://www.billygraham.org/mediaRelations/bios.asp?p=8 |archive-date=2006-05-24}}</ref> When RCA Victor signed Shea to a recording contract, "the song that the company chose to initially spotlight their new singer was "I'd Rather Have Jesus."<ref name="Collins, Radio, 106"/> *"The Wonder of It All" (1955) Shea also wrote both the lyrics and music for "The Wonder of It All," which was [[copyrighted]] originally by Chancel Music in 1956.<ref>''Let There be Praise!''(Review and Herald, 1988): Hymn 53</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page