% Version 1.0
% Last edit: March 10, 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
% **** Note: Running this file through lilypond produces a lot of
% **** "programming error: adding reverse spring, setting to unit
% **** continuing, cross fingers" error messages. It doesn't seem
% **** to affect the final output, so they can safely be ignored.
\version "2.8.0"
\include "english.ly"
#(set-default-paper-size "letter")
#(set-global-staff-size 19)
% *** play with sizes a little to get it to fit on one page
\paper {
ragged-bottom = ##t
top-margin = 0.25\in
bottom-margin = 0.25\in
between-system-space = 0.25\in
head-separation = 0\in
page-top-space = 0\in
}
title = "Take Up Your Cross"
composer = \markup { "William Gardiner's" \italic "Sacred Melodies" }
poet = "Charles W. Everest, alt."
meter = "L.M."
arranger = ""
piece = "Gardiner"
world = {
\key e \minor
\time 4/2
\partial 2*1
}
optSlur = \tag #'withoutSlur { \once \override Slur #'transparent = ##t }
melody = \relative c' {
\world
\optSlur e4( fs) |
g2 \optSlur fs4( e) ds2 \optSlur e4( fs) |
g2 fs e g | % end line 1
a2 a b g |
a b b |
c \optSlur b4( c) \optSlur d( c) b2 | % end line 2
\optSlur a4( g) a2 g b |
g g fs |
e ds e1 \bar "|."
}
alto = \relative c' {
\world
b2 |
e4 d c2 b b4 ds |
e2 ds b e | % end line 1
d4 e fs2 |
e4 g fs e ds2 e |
e4 fs 2 | % end line 2
fs4 g ~ g fs d2 |
e4 ds 2 ds |
e4 c b2 b1 \bar "|."
}
tenor = \relative c' {
\world
% \showStaffSwitch
g4 a |
b2 a4 g fs2 g4 a |
b c fs, b g2 b | % end line 1
a2 d s2 s2 |
s2 a2 fs g |
a s2 s2 s2 | % end line 2
cs4 b cs a b2 s2 |
s2 s2 s2 b4 a |
g2 fs4 g8[ a] g1 \bar "|."
}
bass = \relative c {
\world
< \tweak #'font-size #-2 e e,>2 |
e a, b4 a g < \tweak #'font-size #-2 fs' fs,> |
< \tweak #'font-size #-2 e e,> a, b2 e, e' | % end line 1
fs d g4 fs e d |
c b c2 b e |
a, g fs g | % end line 2
d' d g ds |
e4 e, fs2 g4 a b2 |
c4 a b2 < \tweak #'font-size #-2 e e,>1 |
}
verseOne = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "1. "
“Take up your cross,” the Sav -- ior said,
If you would my dis -- ci -- ple be;
Take up your cross with will -- ing heart,
And hum -- bly fol -- low af -- ter me.
}
verseTwo = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "2. "
Take up your cross, let not its weight
Fill your weak spir -- it with a -- larm;
His strength shall bear your spir -- it up
And brace your heart and nerve your arm.
}
verseThree = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "3. "
Take up your cross, heed not the shame,
And let your fool -- ish heart be still;
The Lord for you ac -- cept -- ed death
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 Staff = melody <<
\removeWithTag #'withoutSlur
\context Voice = melody { \melody }
\context Lyrics = one \lyricsto melody \verseOne
\context Lyrics = two \lyricsto melody \verseTwo
\context Lyrics = three \lyricsto melody \verseThree
>>
\context PianoStaff <<
\context Staff = upper <<
\set Staff.printPartCombineTexts = ##f
\partcombine
\melody
\alto
>>
\context Staff = lower <<
\set Staff.printPartCombineTexts = ##f
\clef bass
\partcombine
\tenor
\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)
}
\context {
\Staff
% **** Moves staves a little closer together
\override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-2 . 2)
}
}
}
\markup {
\normalsize {
\fill-line {
\hspace #3.0
\line {
\bold "4. "
\column {
"Take up your cross, then, in his strength"
" And calmly ev'ry danger brave;"
"It guide you to a better home"
" And leads to vict'ry o'er the grave."
}
}
\hspace #3.0
\line {
\bold "5. "
\column {
"Take up your cross, and follow Christ,"
" Nor think till death to lay it down;"
"For only those who bear the cross"
" May hope to wear the glorious crown."
}
}
\hspace #3.0
}
}
}
%{
Change log:
4-01-06 New
%}