\version "2.12.2"

#(set-default-paper-size "letter")
#(set-global-staff-size 24)
#(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 = "Come, Christians Join to Sing"
  poet = "Christian H. Bateman, 1843 (1800-1800)"
  composer = "Traditional (arr by David Evans, 1927)"
  meter= "MADRID 6.6.6.6.D."
  tagline = "Last update: 2009-04-03"
}

global = {
  \key a \major
  \time 4/4
}

melody = {
  \global
  a'2 gis'4 a'4 fis'4 a'4 e'2 cis''4 a'4 d''4 b'4 a'4 ( gis'4 ) a'2 a'2
  gis'4 a'4 fis'4 a'4 e'2 cis''4 a'4 d''4 b'4 a'4 ( gis'4 ) a'2 cis''2
  b'4 cis''4 d''4 cis''4 b'2 cis''2 b'4 cis''4 d''4 cis''4 b'2 a'2 gis'4 a'4 fis'4 a'4 e'2
  cis''4 a'4 d''4 b'4 a'4 ( gis'4 ) a'2
}

alto = {
  \global
  
}

tenor = {
  \global
  
}

bass = {
  \global

}

\score
{
  <<
    % \override Score.MetronomeMark #'padding = #6
    \tempo 4=95
    \chords {
      \set chordChanges = ##t
      a2 e2 d2 a2 a2 d2 a4 e4:7 a2 a2 e2 d2 a2 a2 d2 a4 e4:7 a2 a2 e2 d2 e2 a2 e2 d2 e2:7 a2 e2 d2 a2 a2 d2 a4 e4:7 a2 
    }
    \new Staff {
      \clef treble
      << \melody \alto >>
    }
    \addlyrics
    {
      % **** Makes the text of lyrics a little smaller
      \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
      % **** Prevents lyrics from running too close together
      % \override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance = #0.6
      % **** Moves lines of lyrics closer together
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-0.5 . 0.5)
      \set stanza = "1.  "
      Come, Chris -- tians, join to sing
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
      Loud praise to Christ our King;
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
      Let all, with heart and voice,
      Be -- fore His throne re -- joice;
      Praise is His gra -- cious choice.
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
    }
    \addlyrics
    {
      % **** Makes the text of lyrics a little smaller
      \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
      % **** Moves lines of lyrics closer together
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-0.5 . 0.5)
      \set stanza = "2. "
      Come, lift your hearts on high,
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
      Let prais -- es fill the sky;
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
      He is our Guide and Friend;
      To us He’ll con -- de -- scend;
      His love shall nev -- er end.
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
    }
    \addlyrics
    {
      % **** Makes the text of lyrics a little smaller
      \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
      % **** Moves lines of lyrics closer together
      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-0.5 . 0.5)
      \set stanza = "3. "
      Praise yet our Christ a -- gain,
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
      Life shall not end the strain;
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
      On heav -- en’s bliss -- ful shore,
      His good -- ness we’ll a -- dore,
      Sing -- ing for -- ev -- er -- more,
      Al -- le -- lu -- ia! A -- men!
    }
    %{
    \new Staff {
      \clef bass
      << \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 { }
}


\markup { 
  \small {
    \fill-line {
      \hspace #1.0
      \column {
      \line {
    "2. "
    \column {
       "Israel's strength and consolation,"
       "Hope of all the earth thou art; "
       "Dear desire of ev'ry nation, "
       "Joy of ev'ry longing heart. "
    }
  }
      \hspace #1.0
  \line {
    "3. "
    \column {
       "Born thy people to deliver,"
       "Born a child and yet a king,"
       "Born to reign in us for ever,"
       "Now thy gracious kingdom bring."
    }
  }
        \hspace #1.0
  \line {
    "4. "
    \column {
       "By thine own eternal Spirit"
       "Rule in all our hearts alone;"
       "By thine all-sufficient merit"
       "Raise us to thy glorious throne."
    }
  }
      }
      \hspace #1.0
    }
  }
}