Yield not to the tempt­er;
Pass by, and be free;
For yield­ing is ru­in,
And sor­row for thee;
Why should you now bar­ter
The jew­el of youth,
With shame for your hon­or,
And wrong for the truth?

Refrain

Yield not to the tempt­er;
Pass by, and be free;
For yield­ing is ru­in,
And sor­row for thee.

Yield not to the tempt­er;
Turn quick­ly away;
Go, min­gle with hon­or
In life’s bu­sy fray;
Fall not from your sta­tion,
Whatever it be;
Keep clear from the dan­ger
That beck­ons to thee.

Refrain

Yield not to the tempt­er;
Be firm and be true;
And God, in your weak­ness,
Your strength shall re­new;
To Him your pe­ti­tion
Send up­ward again,
That you may be ev­er
A man among men.

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