% Based on https://hymnary.org/page/fetch/CEL1997/318/high; in the public domain since at least 2020

\version "2.24.4"
\language "english"

\header {
  title = "Why Should He Love Me So?"
  composer = "Robert Harkness, 1924"
  tagline = "" % Suppress "Music Engraving by Lilypond"
}

soprano = \relative f' {
  \key bf \major
  \time 6/4
  f4 f f g g g | d d d f2. |
  bf4. a8 g4 f2 ff4 | ef2.~ ef2. |
  g4 g g a a a | ef ef ef g2. |
  g4 a bf c2 a4 | f2.~ f2. \bar "||"

  bf4. a8 g4 f2 ff4 | ef2.~ ef2. |
  a4. bf8 c4 g2 a4 | f2.~ f2 r4 |
  bf4. bf8 bf4 bf a g | f e f d'2. |
  d4 c g bf2 a4 | bf2.~ bf2. \bar "|."
}

alto = \relative c' {
  d4 d d d d d | a a a a2( ef'4) |
  d4. d8 d4 bf2 bf4 | bf2.( a) |
  ef'4 ef ef ef ef ef | c c c ef2. |
  e4 e e e2 e4 | c2( d4 ef2.) |

  d4. d8 d4 bf2 bf4 | bf2.( a) |
  ef'4. ef8 ef4 ef2 ef4 | d2.( ef2) r4 |
  d4. ef8 f4 g f ef | d cs d f2. |
  e4 e e ef2 ef4 | d4( f ef d2.) |
}

baritone = \relative c' {
  \clef bass
  \key bf \major
  bf4 bf bf bf bf bf | f f f f2. |
  f4. f8 f4 d2 df4 | c2.( f) |
  a4 a a c c c | a a a c2( b4) |
  bf4 a g bf2 c4 | a2( bf4 a2.) |

  f4. f8 f4 d2 df4 | c2.( f) |
  c'4. bf8 a4 bf2 c4 | bf2( gs4 a2) r4 |
  af4. af8 af4 g a bf | bf bf bf b2. |
  bf4 g bf c2 c4 | bf( a g f2.) |
}

verseOne = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "1. "
  Love sent my Sav -- ior to die in my stead;
  Why should He love me so?
  Meek -- ly to Cal -- va -- ry's cross He was led;
  Why should He love me so?
}

verseTwo = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "2. "
  Nails pierced His hands and His feet for my sin;
  Why should He love me so?
  He suf -- fered sore my sal -- va -- tion to win;
  Why should He love me so?
}

verseThree = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "3. "
  O how He a -- gon -- ized there in my place;
  Why should He love me so?
  Noth -- ing with -- hold -- ing my sin to ef -- face;
  Why should He love me so?
}

refrain = \lyricmode {
  Why should He love me so?
  Why should He love me so?
  Why should my Sav -- ior to Cal -- va -- ry go?
  Why should He love me so?
}

\score {
  <<
    \new ChoirStaff <<
      \new Staff = "soprano" <<
        \new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \soprano }
        \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseOne }
        \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseTwo \refrain }
        \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseThree }
        \new Voice = "alto" { \voiceTwo \alto }
      >>
      \new Staff = "baritone" <<
        \new Voice = "baritone" { \voiceThree \baritone }
      >>
    >>
  >>
  \layout { }
}