The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7795

7795. Yield Not to Temptation

1. Yield not to temptation, for yielding is sin;
Each victory will help you some other to win;
Fight manfully onward, dark passions subdue,
Look ever to Jesus, He’ll carry you through.

Refrain
Ask the Savior to help you,
Comfort, strengthen and keep you;
He is willing to aid you,
He will carry you through.

2. Shun evil companions, bad language disdain,
God’s name hold in reverence, nor take it in vain;
Be thoughtful and earnest, kindhearted and true,
Look ever to Jesus, He’ll carry you through. [Refrain]

3. To him that o’ercometh, God giveth a crown;
Through faith we shall conquer, though often cast down;
He who is our Savior our strength will renew;
Look ever to Jesus, He’ll carry you through. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Yield not to temptation, for yielding is sin
• Title: Yield Not to Temptation
• Author: Horatio R. Palmer (1868)
• Refrain First Line: Ask the Savior to help you
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: This song was an in­spir­a­tion. I was at work on the dry sub­ject of ‘The­o­ry,’ when the com­plete idea flashed up­on me, and I laid aside the the­o­ret­ic­al work and hur­ried­ly penned both words and mu­sic as fast as I could write them. I su­bmit­ted them to the cri­ti­cism of a friend af­ter­ward, and some chang­es were made in the third stan­za, but the first two are ex­act­ly as they came to me—I am rev­er­ent­ly thank­ful it has been a pow­er for good. Sankey, p. 313

Tune Information

• Name: [Yield not to temptation, for yielding is sin]
• Composer: Horatio Richmond Palmer (1868)
• Incipit: 33432 21121 76671
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain