Here’s a hymn from the Garden State Baptist Church in Old Bridge, just down the road from me–Yield Not to Temptation, by Horatio Palmer. How often we sang this in Sunday school!
I pray Our Lord Jesus Christ will carry me over the finish line.
Tag: Horatio Palmer
‘Yield Not to Temptation’
This was one of our Sunday school favorites: Yield Not to Temptation, written by Horatio Palmer in 1868. I’ve played it many times on my harmonica. Sung here by Phillip Carter.
‘Yield Not to Temptation’
A classic 19th century hymn by Horatio Palmer, Yield Not to Temptation–and this video comes from the Garden State Baptist Church, just a few miles down the road from me, in Old Bridge.
‘Yield Not to Temptation’
You’ll pardon me, I hope, if I plug in one of my favorite hymns now and then. This one was in my mind for most of yesterday, Yield Not to Temptation, a 19th-century classic by Horatio Palmer, sung here by Nathan and Lyle.
I don’t have many of Your Favorite Hymns left in the cart, so if you have one to share with us, step right up.
‘Yield Not to Temptation’
I love the way Nathan and Lyle perform this hymn with mandolin and guitar–Yield Not to Temptation, an old Sunday school favorite by Horatio Palmer (1868).
‘Yield Not to Temptation’
An old Sunday school favorite, Yield Not to Temptation–written by Horatio Palmer in 1868, performed here by the choir and congregation at The Church of God. It’s their usual high-spirited rendition.
Encore, ‘Yield Not to Temptation’
Yield Not to Temptation, written by Horatio Palmer in 1868–don’t you love those 19th century hymns?–was always a Sunday school favorite in my old church. This rendition is by the choir at The Church of God.
Sunday School Favorite: ‘Yield Not to Temptation’
From 1868, by Horatio Palmer, comes this classic hymn, Yield Not to Temptation–sung by the Johnson children, Jeffreay, Kayla, Ryan, and Jennifer.
If you never catch yourself humming or whistling this hymn, you never went to Sunday school.
Sing Along! ‘Yield Not to Temptation’
Another beloved Sunday school standby, here performed by Nathan and Lyle in Texas, on mandolin and guitar.
Horatio Palmer wrote this song, words and music, in 1868–wrote it pretty fast, too. Here’s how he recalled it (source, Cyberhymnal): “I was at work on the dry subject of Theory when the complete idea flashed before me… I hurriedly penned both words and music as fast as I could write them…”
That is so cool when that happens! A gift from God, and no mistake about it.