\version "2.12.2" #(set-default-paper-size "letter") #(set-global-staff-size 28) #(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 = "O God, Our Help In Ages Past" poet = "Isaac Watts, 1719 (1674-1748)" composer = "William Croft, 1708 (1678-1727)" meter= "ST. ANNE C.M." tagline = "Last update: 2009-04-03" } global = { \key c \major \time 4/4 \partial 4 } melody = { \global g'4 e'4 a'4 g'4 c''4 c''4 b'4 c''4 \fermata g'4 c''4 g'4 a'4 fis'4 g'2. b'4 c''4 a'4 d''4 b'4 c''4 a'4 b'4 \fermata g'4 a'4 c''4 d''4 b'4 c''2. \bar "|." } alto = { \global c'4 c' c' c' e' d' d' e' e' e' e' e' d' d'2. d'4 e' c' f' d' c' d' d' c' c' c' f' d' e'2. } tenor = { \global e4 g f c' c' a g g c' c' b c' a b2. g4 g f a g g a g g f g a g g2. \bar "|." } bass = { \global c4 c f e a f g c c a, e c d g,2. g4 c f d g e fis g e f e d g c2. } verseOne = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1. " O God, our help in a -- ges past, Our hope for years to come, Our shel -- ter from the storm -- y blast, And our e -- ter -- nal home! } verseTwo = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "2. " Un -- der the shad -- ow of They throne Still may we dwell se -- cure; Suf -- fi -- cient is Thine arm a -- lone, And our de -- fense is sure. } verseThree = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "3. " Be -- fore the hills in or -- der stood, Or earth re -- ceived her frame, From ev -- er -- last -- ing Thou art God, To end -- less years the same. } verseFour = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "4. " A thou -- sand a -- ges, in Thy sight, Are like an eve -- ning gone; Short as the watch that ends the night, Be -- fore the ris -- ing sun. } \score { << \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4=100 \new ChoirStaff { << \chords { \set chordChanges = ##t s4 c4 f4 c4 a4:m f4 g4 c2 a4:m e4:m a4:m d4 g1 c4 f4 d4:m g4 c4 f4 e4 c4 f4 c4 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 { } }