\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 = "Nearer, Still Nearer"
  poet = "Mrs. C. H. Morris (1862-1929)"
  composer = "Mrs. C. H. Morris, 1898"
  meter= "MORRIS 9.10.9.10.10."
  tagline = "Last update: 2009-04-03"
}

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

melody = {
  \global
  e'2 e'4 e'4 g'2 g'2 c'2 f'4 f'4 e'2. r4
  a'2 a'4 a'4 g'2 e'4 e'4 e'2 d'4 d'4 d'2. r4
  e'2 e'4 e'4 g'2 g'2 a'2 b'4 c''4 b'2. r4
  c''2 b'4 a'4 g'2 e'4 g'4 g'2 g'4. f'8 e'2. r4
  a'2 b'4 c''4 c''2 c'4 d'4 e'2 e'4. d'8 c'2. r4
  \bar "|."
}

alto = \relative c' {
  \global
  
}

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

bass = \relative c {
  \global
  
}

verseOne = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "1. "
  Near -- er, still near -- er, close to Thy heart, Draw me, my Sav -- ior
  so pre -- cious Thou art; Fold me, O fold me close to Thy breast,
  Shel -- ter me safe in that ha -- ven of rest,
  Shel -- ter me safe in that ha -- ven of rest.
}

verseTwo = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "2. "
  Near -- er, still near -- er, noth -- ing I bring,
  Nought as an of -- fering to Je -- sus my King
  On -- ly my sin -- ful now con -- trite heart;
  Grant me the cleans -- ing Thy blood doth im -- part,
  Grant me the cleans -- ing Thy blood doth im -- part.
}

verseThree = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "3. "
  Near -- er, still near -- er, Lord, to be Thine;
  Sin, with its fol -- lies, I glad -- ly re -- sign,
  All of its pleas -- ures, pomp and its pride;
  Give me but Je -- sus, my Lord cru -- ci -- fied,
  Give me but Je -- sus, my Lord cru -- ci -- fied.
}

verseFour = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "4. "
  Near -- er, still near -- er, while life shall last;
  Till safe in glo -- ry my an -- chor is cast;
  Through end -- less a -- ges, ev -- er to be,
  Near -- er, my Sav -- ior, still near -- er to Thee,
  Near -- er, my Sav -- ior, still near -- er to Thee.
}

\score
{
  <<
  \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t
  \tempo 4=80
  \new ChoirStaff {
    <<
    \chords {
      \set chordChanges = ##t
      c1 e1:m a2:m d2:m c1 f1
      c1 a2:m d2 g2. g4:7 c1 e1:m
      f2 g4 f4 g2. g4:7 c2 g4 f4 c2 a4:m c4 g2. g4:7 c1
      f2 g4 f4 c2 a4:m g4 c2 g2:7 c4 f4 c4
    }
    \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 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 { }
}