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Christ in Song 65

Yield Not to Temptation

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

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1Yield not to temptation, For yielding is sin,
Each vict'ry will help you Some other to win;
Fight manfully onward, Dark passions subdue,
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry you through.

RefrainAsk the Saviour to help you, Comfort, strengthen, and keep you;
He is willing to aid you, He will carry you through.

2Shun evil companions, Bad language disdain,
God's name hold in rev'rence, Nor take it in vain;
Be thoughtful and earnest, Kind-hearted and true,
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry you through.

3To him that o'ercometh, God giveth a crown,
Through faith we shall conquer, Tho' often cast down;
He who is our Saviour, Our strength will renew,
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry you through.

By permission of Jno. J. Hood & Co.

The verse

Meter
11.11.11.12
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 40% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Yield not to temptation, For yielding is sin,/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Each vict'ry will help you Some other to win;/??˘/˘//˘˘/11A
Fight manfully onward, Dark passions subdue,//˘˘/˘//˘˘/11B
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry you through.//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/12B

Verse 2

Shun evil companions, Bad language disdain,//˘˘/˘//˘˘/11A
God's name hold in rev'rence, Nor take it in vain;///˘??˘/˘˘/11A
Be thoughtful and earnest, Kind-hearted and true,˘/˘˘/˘???˘/11B
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry you through.//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/12B

Verse 3

To him that o'ercometh, God giveth a crown,˘˘˘????//˘˘/12A
Through faith we shall conquer, Tho' often cast down;//˘˘/˘//˘//11A
He who is our Saviour, Our strength will renew,˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/14B
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry you through.//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/12B

Refrain

Ask the Saviour to help you, Comfort, strengthen, and keep you;/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘15A
He is willing to aid you, He will carry 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.