\version "2.12.2" \include "english.ly" % template for song with no repeating - several verses and a common chorus #(ly:set-option 'midi-extension "midi") \header { title="Bless Jehovah" subtitle = \markup { \italic "Bless the Lord, O my soul. - Psalm 103:1" } poet="From Psalm 103" composer="Silas J. Vail, 1818-1884" tagline="" } \paper { %ragged-bottom=##f %ragged-last-bottom=##f between-system-padding = #0.1 %between-system-space = #0.6 %system-count = #1 %bottom-margin = 3\mm #( define bottom-margin (* 2 mm)) } global = { \key g \major \autoBeamOff \partial 1 \time 3/4 \override Rest #'style = #'classical } %useful functions noteDown = #(define-music-function (parser location note) (ly:music?) #{ << {} \\ $note >> #}) noteUp = #(define-music-function (parser location note) (ly:music?) #{ << $note \\ {} >> #}) %{leftbrace = \markup { \override #'(font-encoding . fetaBraces) \bold \lookup #"brace105" } rightbrace = \markup { \rotate #180 \leftbrace } skipFour = \repeat unfold 4 { \skip 8 } %} PartsOne = { \relative c' { \stemUp d8. g16 b4. g8 fs8. a16 g4 d4 g8. b16 d4. b8 g8. b16 a2 \bar "" d,8. g16 b4. b8 b8. d16 d4 c4 b8. a16 g4. b8 b8. a16 g2 \bar "" fs8.^"Refrain" g16 a4. a8 c8. fs,16 g4 g4 b8. c16 d4. d8 d8. b16 a2 \bar "" d,8. g16 b4. b8 b8. d16 d4 c4 b8. a16 g4. b8 b8. a16 g2 } } PartsTwo = { \relative c' { \stemUp \noteDown d8. d16 g4. d8 d8. d16 d4 \noteDown d4 d8. d16 g4. g8 \noteDown g8. g16 fs2 \bar "" \noteDown d8. d16 g4. g8 g8. f16 e4 e4 e8. e16 d4. g8 fs8. fs16 \noteDown g2 \bar "" d8. d16 fs4. fs8 fs8. d16 d4 d4 g8. a16 b4. b8 b8. g16 fs2 \bar "" \noteDown d8. d16 g4. g8 g8. f16 e4 e4 e8. e16 d4. g8 g8. fs16 \noteDown g2 } } PartsThree = { \relative c' { \stemDown b8. b16 d4. b8 a8. c16 b4 b4 b8. b16 b4. d8 d8. d16 d2 \bar "" b8. b16 d4. d8 d8. g,16 g4 g4 g8. a16 b4. d8 d8. c16 b2 \bar "" a8. b16 c4. c8 a8. c16 b4 b4 d8. d16 d4. d8 d8. d16 d2 \bar "" b8. b16 d4. d8 d8. g,16 g4 g4 g8. a16 b4. d8 d8. c16 b2 } } PartsFour = { \relative c' { \stemDown g8. g16 g4. g8 d8. d16 g4 g4 g8. g16 g4. g8 b8. g16 d2 \bar "" g8. g16 g4. g8 g8. b,16 c4 c4 c8. c16 d4. d8 d8. d16 g,2 \bar "" d'8. d16 d4. d8 d8. d16 g4 g4 g8. g16 g4. g8 g8. g16 d2 \bar "" g8. g16 g4. g8 g8. b,16 c4 c4 c8. c16 d4. d8 d8. d16 g,2 } } PartsTop = { \global \clef treble << \PartsOne \PartsTwo >> \bar "|." } PartsBottom = { \global \clef bass \override Rest #'style = #'classical << \PartsThree \PartsFour >> \bar "|." } stanzaOne = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1. "O my soul, bless thou Je -- ho -- vah, All with -- in me bless His name: Bless Je -- ho -- vah, and for -- get not, All His mer -- cies to pro -- claim, } stanzaTwo = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "2. "Who for -- gives all my trans -- gres -- sions, Thy dis -- eas -- es all who heals; Who re -- deems thee from de -- struc -- tion, Who with thee so kind -- ly deals; } stanzaThree = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "3. "Who with ten -- der mer -- cies crowns thee, Who with good things fills thy mouth, So that e -- ven like the ea -- gle Thou has been re -- stored to youth, Bless Je -- ho -- vah, all His crea -- tures Ev -- er un -- der His con -- trol, All Thro' -- out His vast do -- min -- ion; Bless Je -- ho -- vah, O my soul. } stanzaFour = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "4. "In His right -- euos -- ness, Je -- ho -- vah Will de -- liv -- er those dis -- tressed; He will ex -- e -- cute just judg -- ment In the cause of all op -- pressed } stanzaFive = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "5. "For as high as is the heav -- en, Far a -- bove the earth be -- low, Ev -- er great to them that fear Him Is the mer -- cy He will show } \score { << \new Staff = top { << \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() #(set-accidental-style 'forget) \set Staff.midiInstrument="choir aahs" \new Voice = "One" \PartsTop \new Lyrics \lyricsto "One" \stanzaOne \new Lyrics \lyricsto "One" \stanzaTwo \new Lyrics \lyricsto "One" \stanzaThree \new Lyrics \lyricsto "One" \stanzaFour \new Lyrics \lyricsto "One" \stanzaFive >> } \new Staff = bottom { \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() #(set-accidental-style 'forget) \set Staff.midiInstrument="choir aahs" \PartsBottom } >> \layout { indent = #0 \context { \Voice shapeNoteStyles = ##(do re mi fa #f la ti) } } } % Second score section with all the midi settings - you can add multiple instances that call a voice - like haveing % more than one singer singing that voice - soprano is setup that way below %{ \score { \unfoldRepeats << \new Staff = soprano { << \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute" \new Voice = "One" \PartsOne >> } \new Staff = sopranotwo { << \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() \set Staff.midiInstrument="violin" \new Voice = "SecondOne" \PartsOne >> } \new Staff = alto { << \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute" \new Voice = "Two" \PartsTwo >> } \new Staff = tenor { << \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() \set Staff.midiInstrument= "flute" \new Voice = "Three" \PartsThree >> } \new Staff = bass { << \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() \set Staff.midiInstrument= "flute" \new Voice = "Four" \PartsFour >> } >> \midi { \context { \Staff \remove "Staff_performer" } \context { \Voice \consists "Staff_performer" } \context { \Score tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 72 2) } } } %}