\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 = "Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme"
  poet = "Isaac Watts, 1707 (1800-1800)"
  composer = "Henry W. Greatorex, 1851"
  tagline = "Last update: 2009-04-03"
}

global = {
  \key g \major
  \time 3/4
  \partial 4
}

melody = {
  \global
  g'8 ( a'8 ) b'2 a'4 g'2 fis'4 fis'2 e'4 e'2
  a'8 ( b'8 ) c''2 b'4 a'2 g'4 g'2. ( fis'4. ) s8
  d'4 b'2 a'4 c''2 b'4 e''2 b'4 d''4 ( c''4 )
  a'4 g'2 d'4 b'2 a'4 g'2. ~ g'2.
  \bar "|."
}

alto = \relative c' {
  \global
  
  \bar "|."
}

tenor = \relative c' {
  \global
  
  \bar "|."
}

bass = \relative c {
  \global
  
  \bar "|."
}

verseOne = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "1. "
  Be -- gin, my tongue, some heaven -- ly theme
  And speak some bound -- less thing;
  The might -- y works, or might -- ier Name
  Of our e -- ter -- nal King.
     % How would my leaping heart rejoice,
     % And think my heav’n secure!
     % I trust the all creating voice,
     % And faith desires no more.
}

verseTwo = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "2. "
  Pro -- claim sal -- va -- tion from the Lord
  For wretch -- ed, dy -- ing men;
  His hand has writ the sac -- red Word
  With an im -- mor -- tal pen.
}

verseThree = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "3. "
  Tell of His won -- derful faith -- ful -- ness
  And sound His power a -- broad;
  Sing the sweet prom -- ise of His grace,
  The love and truth of God.
}

verseFour = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "4. "
  His ever -- y word of grace is strong
  As that which built the skies;
  The voice that rolls the stars a -- long
  Speaks all the pro -- mis -- es.
}

verseFive = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "5. "
  O might I hear Thy heaven -- ly tongue
  But whis -- per, Thou art Mine!
  Those gen -- tle words shall raise my song
  To notes al -- most di -- vine.
}

\score
{
  <<
  \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t
  \tempo 4=120
  \new ChoirStaff {
    <<
    \chords {
      \set chordChanges = ##t
      s4 g2 d4 e2:m b4:m c2.: a2.:m
      c2. a2.:m c2. d2.:7 g2 d4 a2:m g4 c2 e4:m a2.:m g2.
      d2.:7 c2. 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 { }
}