Yield Not to Temptation in Tonic Solfa
Yield Not to Temptation in Tonic Solfa to FORTITUDE (PALMER): the solfa with the words, staff notation, the three verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mYield--mnotftomtemp- | rta---rtion,-- | dfor--dyield-ringdis | t,sin;----- |
| l,Each--l,vict’-t,rydwill | s,help--dyou-- | rsome--roth-derrto | mwin;----- |
| mFight--mman-fful-mly | ron---rward,-- | ddark--dpas-rsionsdsub- | t,due;----- |
| l,Look--l,ev-t,erdto | s,Je---dsus,-- | mHe-mwillrcar-dryryou | dthrough.----- |
| s,Ask-s,thes,Sa-l,viours,to | s,help--dyou,-- | rCom--rfort,rstrength-den,rand | mkeep--dyou;-- |
| dHe-disdwill-t,ingl,to | s,aid--dyou,-- | mHe-mwillrcar-dryryou | dthrough.----- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 6/8
- Starts on
- m (C)
- Range
- s, to f (E♭ to D♭, a seventh)
- Tune
- FORTITUDE (PALMER)
- Words
- Horatio R. Palmer
Tune FORTITUDE (PALMER) by Horatio Richmond Palmer (1834–1907); words by Horatio R. Palmer (1834–1907). Sources and licences.
The solfa line by line
The same solfa as plain text, a line of the hymn at a time, with the words of the first verse under it — easy to copy into your own notes or a message to the choir. To print it, download the solfa as a PDF.
Doh is Ab · 6/8
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Ab major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Yield 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.
Refrain
Ask the Saviour to help you,
Comfort, strengthen, and keep you;
He is willing to aid you,
He will carry you through.
Shun evil companions, bad language disdain,
God’s name hold in rev’rence, nor take it in vain;
Be thoughtful and earnest, kindhearted and true;
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry you through.
To him that o’ercometh, God giveth a crown,
Through faith we will conquer, though often cast down;
He who is our Saviour, our strength will renew;
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry you through.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Ab and sing d r m f s up from it, so the whole choir has the key in their ears before you start.
- Pitch the first note. The tune starts on m (C).
- Count the time. 6/8 means two dotted-crotchet beats (six quavers) in each bar. In the grid every cell is half a crotchet: a dash (–) holds the note before it, and _ is a rest.
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l t. A comma after a note (s,) is the octave below; an apostrophe (d') is the octave above.
New to solfa? Read how to read Tonic Solfa and how to find the doh of a song.
About the hymn
Horatio R. Palmer wrote the words and the tune in 1868; they were first published in the National Sunday School Teachers’ Magazine.
- Words (1868): Horatio R. Palmer (1834–1907)
- Music (1868): Horatio Richmond Palmer (1834–1907)
Tune FORTITUDE (PALMER) by Horatio Richmond Palmer (1834–1907); words by Horatio R. Palmer (1834–1907).
Questions about Yield Not to Temptation
What is the doh of Yield Not to Temptation?
In this version, in Ab major, doh is Ab. If your choir sings it in another key, doh moves to the new key note and every solfa syllable stays the same — that is what movable doh means.
What note does Yield Not to Temptation start on?
It starts on m (C in Ab major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Yield Not to Temptation in the public domain?
Yes. Horatio R. Palmer died in 1907, Horatio Richmond Palmer died in 1907; the words were first published in 1868 and the music in 1868. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in the UK, the EU, the United States and Nigeria. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.