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% U+0361 = ͡
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\version "2.10.25"
#(ly:set-option 'point-and-click #f)

\paper
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	indent = 0.0
	line-width = 175 \mm
	%between-system-space = 0.1 \mm
	%between-system-padding = #1
	%ragged-bottom = ##t
	%top-margin = 0.1 \mm
	%ragged-last-bottom
	%bottom-margin = 0.1 \mm
	%foot-separation = 0.1 \mm
	%head-separation = 0.1 \mm
	%after-title-space = 0.1 \mm
	%before-title-space = 0.1 \mm
	%horizontal-shift
	%system-count
	%left-margin
	%paper-width
	%paper-height
	%print-page-number
	%printfirst-page-number
	%between-title-space = 0.1 \mm
	%printallheaders
	%systemSeparatorMarkup
}

\header
{
	%dedication = ""
	title = "Begin, My Tongue, the Heavenly Theme"
	%subtitle = ""
	%subsubtitle = ""
	% poet = \markup{ \italic Text: }
	% composer = \markup{ \italic Music: }
	%meter = ""
	%opus = ""
	%arranger = ""
	%instrument = ""
	%piece = \markup{\null \null \null \null \null \null \null \null \null \null \null \null \null \italic Slowly \null \null \null \null \null \note #"4" #1.0 = 70-100}
	%breakbefore
	%copyright = ""
	tagline = ""
}


global =
{
	\override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'()
	\time 4/4
	\key f \major
	\override Rest #'direction = #'0
}

sopWords = \lyricmode
{
	\override Score . LyricText #'font-size = #-1
	\override Score . LyricHyphen #'minimum-distance = #1
	\override Score . LyricSpace #'minimum-distance = #0.8
	% \override Score . LyricText #'font-name = #"Gentium"
	% \override Score . LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #-1
	\set stanza = "1. "
	%\set vocalName = "Men/Women/Unison/SATB"
	Be -- gin, my tongue, the heav'n -- ly theme,
	A -- wake, my heart, and sing
	The word, un -- change -- ab -- ly the same,
	Of our e -- ter -- nal King.
	Tell of his won -- drous faith -- ful -- ness,
	And sound his pow'r a -- broad;
	Sing the sweet pro -- mise of his grace,
	And the per -- form -- ing God.
}
sopWordsTwo = \lyricmode
{
	\set stanza = "2. "
	Pro -- claim, “Sal -- va -- tion from the Lord,
	To wretch -- ed, dy -- ing men:”
	His hand hath writ the sac -- red word
	With an im -- mor -- tal pen.
	En -- graved as in e -- ter -- nal brass,
	The might -- y pro -- mise shines;
	Nor can the pow'rs of dark -- ness rase
	Those ev -- er -- last -- ing lines.
}
sopWordsThree = \lyricmode
{
	\set stanza = "3. "
	Yes, ev -- 'ry word of grace is strong
	As that which built the skies;
	The voice that rolls the stars a -- long
	Speaks all the pro -- mi -- ses.
	O, might I hear that heav'n -- ly tongue
	But whis -- per, “Thou art mine!”
	That gra -- cious word should raise my song
	To notes al -- most di -- vine.
}
sopWordsFour = \lyricmode
{
	\set stanza = "4. "
}
sopWordsFive = \lyricmode
{
	\set stanza = "5. "
}
sopWordsSix = \lyricmode
{
	\set stanza = "6. "
}
sopWordsSeven = \lyricmode
{
	\set stanza = "7. "
}
altoWords = \lyricmode
{

}
tenorWords = \lyricmode
{

}
bassWords = \lyricmode
{

}

\score
{
	%\transpose es' d'
	<<
		\new Staff %\with
		%{
		%		\consists "Ambitus_engraver"
		%}
		<<
			%\set Score.midiInstrument = "Orchestral Strings"
			%\set Score.midiInstrument = "Choir Aahs"
			\new Voice = "sopranos" %\with
			%{
				%\consists "Ambitus_engraver"
			%}
			{
				\voiceOne
				\global
				%\override Score.MetronomeMark #'transparent = ##t
				\override Score.MetronomeMark #'stencil = ##f
				\tempo 4 = 120
				\partial 4
				c'4 f'4. f'8 f'4 a'4 g'4. f'8 g'4
				a'4 f'4. f'8 a'4 c''4 d''2. \bar "" \break
				d''4 c''4. a'8 a'4 f'4 g'4. f'8 g'4
				a'4 f'4. d'8 d'4 c'4 f'2. \bar "" \break
				d''4 c''4. a'8 a'4 f'4 g'4. f'8 g'4
				d''4 c''4. a'8 a'4 c''4 d''2. \bar "" \break
				f''4 c''4. a'8 a'4 f'4 g'4. f'8 g'4
				a'8 (g'8) f'4. d'8 d'4 c'4 f'2.
				\bar "|."
			}

			\new Voice = "altos"
			{
				\voiceTwo
				c'4 c'4. c'8 c'4 f' e'4. d'8 e'4 e' f'4. f'8 f'4 f' f'2.
				f'4 f'4. f'8 f'4 f' e'4 d'4 e'4 e' d'4. a8 bes4 bes4 a2.
				f'4 f'4. f'8 f'4 f' e'4. d'8 e'4 e' f'4. f'8 f'4 f' f'2.
				f'4 f'4. f'8 f'4 c'4 e'4. d'8 e'4 e'4 d'4. a8 bes4 bes4 a2.
			}

			\new Lyrics = sopranos { s1 }
			\new Lyrics = sopranosTwo { s1 }
			\new Lyrics = sopranosThree { s1 }
			%\new Lyrics = sopranosFour { s1 }
			%\new Lyrics = sopranosFive { s1 }
			%\new Lyrics = sopranosSix { s1 }
			%\new Lyrics = sopranosSeven { s1 }
			%\new Lyrics = altos { s1 }
			%\new Lyrics = tenors { s1 }
			%\new Lyrics = basses { s1 }
		>>


		\new Staff
		<<
			\clef bass
			\new Voice = "tenors"
			{
				\voiceThree
				\global
				c'4 a4. bes8 a4 c' c'4. a8 bes4 c' a4. a8 c'4 a bes2.
				bes4 c'4. c'8 c'4 a c'4. a8 bes4 c' a4. f8 f4 e4 f2.
				bes4 a4. c'8 c'4 c' c'4. a8 bes4 bes a4. c'8 c'4 a4 bes2.
				d'4 c'4. c'8 c'4 f4 c'4. c'8 c'4 a4 a4. f8 f4 e f2.
			}

			\new Voice = "basses"
			{
				\voiceFour
				c'4 f4. g8 a4 f c4. c8 c4 c f4. f8 f4 f bes2.
				bes4 a4. f8 f4 f c4. c8 c4 c d4. d8 bes,4 c4 f,2.
				f4 f4. f8 f4 a,4 c4 c4 c4 c f4. f8 f4 f4 bes2.
				bes4 a4. f8 f4 a,4 c4. c8 c4 cis4 d4. d8 bes,4 c4 f,2.
			}
		>>
		\context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \sopWords
		\context Lyrics = sopranosTwo \lyricsto sopranos \sopWordsTwo
		\context Lyrics = sopranosThree \lyricsto sopranos \sopWordsThree
		%\context Lyrics = sopranosFour \lyricsto sopranos \sopWordsFour
		%\context Lyrics = sopranosFive \lyricsto sopranos \sopWordsFive
		%\context Lyrics = sopranosSix \lyricsto sopranos \sopWordsSix
		%\context Lyrics = sopranosSeven \lyricsto sopranos \sopWordsSeven
		%\context Lyrics = altos \lyricsto altos \altoWords
		%\context Lyrics = tenors \lyricsto tenors \tenorWords
		%\context Lyrics = basses \lyricsto basses \bassWords
	>>
	
	\midi { }
	\layout
	{	
		\context
		{
			\Lyrics
			\override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
		}
		%\context
		%{
			%\Voice
			%\consists Ambitus_engraver
		%}
	}
}

\markup
{
	\column
	{
		\line{\italic Text: Unknown, 1840}
		\line{\italic Music: Scottish Traditional}
		\line{\italic {Tune Name:} Auld Lang Syne}
		\line{\italic {Poetic Meter:} 8 6 8 6 D (CMD)}
	}
}