\version "2.12.2" #(set-default-paper-size "letter") #(set-global-staff-size 22) #(ly:set-option 'point-and-click #f) #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #t) \paper { indent = #0 left-margin = 0.75\in line-width = 7.0\in top-margin = 0.25\in bottom-margin = 0.25\in % between-system-padding = 4\mm % between-system-space = 20\mm print-page-number = ##f print-first-page-number = ##f ragged-bottom = ##t } \header { subtitle = "Amazing Grace" poet = "John Newton, 1779 (1725-1807)" composer = "Virginia Harmony, 1831" meter= "NEW BRITAIN C.M." tagline = "Last update: 2009-04-03" } global = { \key g \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 } melody = { \global d'4 g'2 b'8 [ a'8 ] b'2 a'4 g'2 e'4 d'2 d'4 g'2 b'8 [ a'8 ] b'2 a'4 d''2. ~ d''2 b'4 d''4. ( b'8 ) d''8 ( b'8 ) g'2 d'4 e'4. ( g'8 ) g'8 ( e'8 ) d'2 d'4 g'2 b'8 ( g'8 ) b'2 a'4 g'2. \bar "|." } % This arrangement needs to be manually fixed! alto = { \global % b4 b2 d'4 d'2 c'4 b2 c'4 b2 b4 b2 b4 d'2 d'4 d'2. d'4 d'2 d''8 b' d'2 d'4 c'4. d'8 c'4 b2 d'4 b2 d'4 d'2 c'4 b2 ( b ) s4 % \bar "|." } tenor = { \global g4 d2 g4 g2 fis4 g2 g4 g2 g4 d2 g4 g2 fis4 g2. g4 b2 b4 g2 g4 g2 e8 g g2 g4 g2 g8 b g2 fis4 g2 ( g ) s4 \bar "|." } bass = { \global g,4 g,2 g,8 b, d2 d4 e2 c4 g,2 g,4 g,2 g,8 b, d2 c4 b,2. g,4 g2 g4 b,2 b,4 c4. b,8 c4 g,2 b,4 e2 d4 d2 d4 g,2 ( g, ) s4 \bar "|." } verseOne = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1. " A -- maz -- ing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. } verseTwo = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "2. " 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears re -- lieved; How pre -- cious did that grace ap -- pear The hour I first be -- lieved! } verseThree = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "3. " The Lord has prom -- ised good to me, His Word my hope se -- cures; He will my Shield and Por -- tion be, As long as life en -- dures. } verseFour = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "4. " Through man -- y dan -- gers, toils and snares, I have al -- read -- y come; 'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. } verseFive = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "5. " When we’ve been there ten thou -- sand years, Bright shin -- ing as the sun, We've no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we’d first be -- gun. } \score { << \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4=105 \new ChoirStaff { << \chords { \set chordChanges = ##t s4 g2. g2 g4:7 c2. g2. g2. g2. d2. d2.:7 g2. g2 g4:7 c2. g2. e2:m g2. d4:7 g2 c4 g2. } \new Staff { \clef treble << \new Voice = "voicea" { \voiceOne \melody } \new Voice = "voiceb" { \voiceTwo \alto } >> } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "voicea" \verseOne } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "voicea" \verseTwo } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "voicea" \verseThree } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "voicea" \verseFour } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "voicea" \verseFive } % \new Staff { % \clef bass % \set Staff.printPartCombineTexts = ##f % \partcombine \tenor \bass % } >> } >> \layout { \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" } \context { \Lyrics \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1 } \context { \Lyrics \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-0 . 0) } } \midi { } }