% Version 1.0
% Last edit: April 1, 2006
% The music and words produced by this source code are believed
% to be in the public domain in the United States. The source
% code itself is covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-
% NonCommercial license, 
% http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/
% Attribution: Geoff Horton

% **** This is a template for standard 4-part hymns. It contains most
% **** common options. Comment out the ones you don't need.

\version "2.8.0"
\include "english.ly"

#(set-default-paper-size "letter")
#(set-global-staff-size 20)

title = "Take Up Thy Cross"
composer = \markup { "William Gardiner's" \italic "Sacred Melodies" }
poet = "Charles W. Everest, alt."
meter = "LM"
arranger = ""
piece = "Gardiner"

world = {
  \key af \major
  \time 3/4
}

melody = \relative c' {
  \world
  ef4 af g |
  af2 bf4 |
  ef,( f) g |
  af2. |
  af4 g f | % end line 1
  bf2 g4 |
  g8([ f] ef4) d |
  ef2 ef4 |
  ef2 af4 |
  af( g) f | % end line 2
  ef2 c'4 |
  c( bf) af |
  g2 df'4 |
  df( c) bf |
  af( bf) g |
  af2. \bar "|."
}


alto = \relative c' {
  \world
  c4 ef df |
  ef2 df4 |
  bf( c) df |
  c2. |
  d4 ef d | % end line 1
  ef2 ef4 |
  c4( bf) bf |
  bf2 df4 |
  c2 c4 |
  df2 df4 | % end line 2
  ef2 ef4 |
  f2 f4 |
  ef2 g4 |
  af2 f4 |
  ef2 ef4 |
  ef2. \bar "|."
}

tenor = \relative c' {
  \world
  af4 c bf |
  af2 f4 |
  g( af) bf |
  af2. |
  bf4 bf bf | % end line 1
  bf2 ef,4 |
  af4( g) f |
  g2 g4 |
  af2 ef4 |
  ef4.( f8) g4 | % end line 2
  af2 af4 |
  af4( df) cf |
  bf2 bf4 |
  af2 df4 |
  c( df) bf |
  c2.
}

bass = \relative c {
  \world
  af4 af bf |
  c2 df4 |
  ef2 e4 |
  f2. |
  bf,4 bf af | % end line 1
  g2 c4 |
  af4( bf) bf |
  ef2 ef4 |
  af2 af4 |
  bf2 bf4 | % end line 2
  c2 af4 |
  df2 d4 |
  ef2 e4 |
  f2 df4 |
  ef2 ef4 |
  af2. \bar "|."
}

verseOne = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "1. "
   “Take up thy cross,” the Sav -- ior said,
  “If thou wouldst my dis -- ci -- ple be;
  Take up thy cross with will -- ing heart,
  And hum -- bly fol -- low af -- ter me.”
}

verseTwo = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "2. "
  Take up thy cross, let not its weight
  Fill thy weak soul with vain a -- larm;
  His strength shall bear thy spir -- it up
  And brace thy heart and nerve thine arm.
}

verseThree = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "3. "
  Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame,
  And let thy fool -- ish pride be still;
  The Lord re -- fused not e'en to die
  Up -- on a cross, on Cal -- v'ry's hill.
}

\markup {
  \column {
    \fill-line { \large \bold \title } % title
    \fill-line { \caps \piece               % piece
	         \caps \composer      % composer
	  }
    \fill-line { \meter          % meter
	         \arranger           % arranger
	  }
  }
}

\score {
  \context ChoirStaff <<
    \context Staff = upper <<
      \context Voice =
         sopranos { \voiceOne << \melody >> }
      \context Voice =
         altos { \voiceTwo << \alto >> }
      \context Lyrics = one \lyricsto sopranos \verseOne
      \context Lyrics = two \lyricsto sopranos \verseTwo
      \context Lyrics = three \lyricsto sopranos \verseThree
    >>
    \context Staff = lower <<
      \clef bass
      \context Voice =
        tenors { \voiceOne << \tenor >> }
      \context Voice =
        basses { \voiceTwo << \bass >> }
    >>
>>
  \layout {
    \context {
      \Score
      % **** Turns off bar numbering
      \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
    }
    \context {
      \Lyrics
      % **** Prevents lyrics from running too close together
      \override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance = #0.6
      % **** Makes the text of lyrics a little smaller
      \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
      % **** Moves lines of lyrics closer together
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-1 . 1)
    }
  }
}


\markup { 
  \normalsize {
    \fill-line {
      \hspace #3.0
      \line {
	\bold "4. "
	\column {
	  "Take up thy cross, then, in his strength"
	  "  And calmly ev'ry danger brave;"
	  "'Twill guide thee to a better home"
	  "  And lead to vict'ry o'er the grave."
	}
      }
      \hspace #3.0
      \line {
	\bold "5. "
	\column {
	  "Take up thy cross, and follow Christ,"
	  "  Nor think till death to lay it down;"
	  "For only he who bears the cross"
	  "  May hope to wear the glorious crown."
	}
      }
      \hspace #3.0
    }
  }
}

\markup {
  \fill-line {
    " "
    \column {
      \small \caps \poet % poet
    }
  }
}



\paper {
  ragged-bottom = ##t
  top-margin = 0.25\in
  bottom-margin = 0.25\in
}

%{
  Musically, this is from _The Hymnal 1982_, #609. 
  The words are from _Worship and Service Hymnal_ 

  Change log:
  Original Version 4/1/06
%}


