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Christ in Song 55

Yield Not to Temptation

Words: H. R. PalmerMusic: H. R. Palmer

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1Yield not to temp ta tion, For yielding is sin,
Each vic t'ry will help you, Some other to win;
Fight man fully on-ward, Dark pas sions sub-due,
Look ev er to Je sus, He'll car ry you through.

RefrainAsk the Sav iour to help you, Com fort, strengthen, and keep you;
He is will ing to aid you, He will car ry you through.

2Shun e vil com pan ions, Bad lan guage dis dain,
God's name hold in rev'rence, Nor take it in vain;
Be thought ful and ear nest, Kind heart ed and true,
Look ev er to Je sus, He'll car ry you through.

3To him that o'er com eth, God giv eth a crown,
Thro' faith we shall con quer, Tho' oft en cast down;
He who is our Sav iour, Our strength will re new,
Look ev er to Je sus, He'll car ry you through.

By permission of Prof. H. R. Palmer.

The verse

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11.11.11.11
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Verse 1

Yield not to temp ta tion, For yielding is sin,/˘˘//?˘/˘˘/11A
Each vic t'ry will help you, Some other to win;//?˘/˘//˘˘/11A
Fight man fully on-ward, Dark pas sions sub-due,///˘/˘//?˘/11B
Look ev er to Je sus, He'll car ry you through.//˘˘////?˘/11B

Verse 2

Shun e vil com pan ions, Bad lan guage dis dain,//?///˘//?//12A
God's name hold in rev'rence, Nor take it in vain;///˘??˘/˘˘/11A
Be thought ful and ear nest, Kind heart ed and true,˘/?˘/////˘/11B
Look ev er to Je sus, He'll car ry you through.//˘˘////?˘/11B

Verse 3

To him that o'er com eth, God giv eth a crown,˘˘˘//?/??˘/11A
Thro' faith we shall con quer, Tho' oft en cast down;//˘˘//˘/////12A
He who is our Sav iour, Our strength will re new,˘˘˘/˘??/˘/˘//13B
Look ev er to Je sus, He'll car ry you through.//˘˘////?˘/11B

Refrain

Ask the Sav iour to help you, Com fort, strengthen, and keep you;/˘??˘/˘///˘˘/˘14A
He is will ing to aid you, He will car ry you through.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/?˘/13A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.