141 lines
3.9 KiB
Text
141 lines
3.9 KiB
Text
% Based on https://hymnary.org/page/fetch/CEL1997/307/high
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\version "2.24.4"
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\language "english"
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\header {
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title = "Were You There?"
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composer = "Traditional Spiritual"
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tagline = "" % Suppress "Music Engraving by Lilypond"
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}
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% Some other ideas/notes:
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% First three beats could expand from unison Bf
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% O! -- melodic as in hymnal (baritone sings bass)
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% I - IV - I on long notes
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% four-count note at end of second phrase is probably more like eight?
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% breathing?
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% tenor suspension on last "tremble"
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% alto eighth notes on last "they" as in hymnal
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soprano = \relative bf {
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\key ef \major
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\partial 2
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bf4 ef | g2 g4 g | f ef g4. f8 | ef1~ | ef2 \break
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ef4 g | bf2 bf4 bf | c bf bf4. g8 f1 |
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bf2( ef4. c8 | bf1) | \break
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c4 bf2 g4 | g4. f8 ef4 ef | f ef2. | ef4 ef2. | c4 bf2.~ | bf2 \break
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ef4 af | g2 g4 g | f ef g4. f8 | ef1~ | ef2 \bar "|."
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}
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alto = \relative g {
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g4 bf | ef2 ef4 ef | d c d4. d8 | bf1~ | bf2
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bf4 ef | g2 g4 g | a g g4. ef8 | d1 |
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g2( c4. af8 | g1) |
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af4 g2 ef4 | d4. d8 c4 c | c c2. | c4 bf2. | af4 f2.~ | f2
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c'4 f | ef2 ef4 ef | d c d4. d8 | bf1~ | bf2
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}
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baritone = \relative ef {
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\clef bass
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\key ef \major
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ef4 g | bf2 bf4 bf | bf g bf4. af8 | g1~ | g2
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g4 bf | ef2 ef4 ef | ef ef ef4. bf8 | bf1 |
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ef1~ | ef1
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ef4 ef2 bf4 | b4. b8 g4 g | af af2. | af4 g2. | ef4 d2.~ | d2
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af'4 c | bf2 bf4 bf | bf g bf4. af8 | g1~ | g2
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}
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% sopTransition = \relative f' {
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% \key bf \major
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% f4 bf,8( c) d( ef) f4 |
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% \key b \major
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% fs4 as,8( b) cs( ds) e4 \bar "||"
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% }
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%
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% altoTransition = \relative d' {
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% \key bf \major
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% d4 bf bf8( c) d4 |
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% \key b \major
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% cs4 as8( b) as( b) cs4 |
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% }
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%
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% bariTransition = \relative bf {
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% \key bf \major
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% bf4 a af af |
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% \key b \major
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% as as8( gs) fs4 fs |
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% }
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verseOne = \lyricmode {
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\set stanza = "1. "
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Were you there when they cru -- ci -- fied my Lord?
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Were you there when they cru -- ci -- fied my Lord?
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O!
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Some -- times it caus -- es me to trem -- ble, trem -- ble, trem -- ble!
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Were you there when they cru -- ci -- fied my Lord?
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}
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verseTwo = \lyricmode {
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\set stanza = "2. "
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Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
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Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
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O!
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Some -- times it caus -- es me to trem -- ble, trem -- ble, trem -- ble!
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Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
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}
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verseThree = \lyricmode {
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\set stanza = "3. "
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Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
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Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
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O!
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Some -- times it caus -- es me to trem -- ble, trem -- ble, trem -- ble!
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Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
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}
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verseFour = \lyricmode {
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\set stanza = "4. "
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Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
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Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
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O!
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Some -- times I feel like shout -- ing glo -- ry, glo -- ry, glo -- ry!
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Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
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}
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\score {
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<<
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\new ChoirStaff <<
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\new Staff = "soprano" <<
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\new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \soprano }
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\new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseOne }
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\new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseTwo }
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\new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseThree }
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% \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseFour }
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\new Voice = "alto" { \voiceTwo \alto }
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>>
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\new Staff = "baritone" <<
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\new Voice = "baritone" { \voiceThree \baritone }
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>>
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>>
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>>
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\layout { }
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}
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% Optional modulation between verses four and five
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% \score {
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% <<
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% \new ChoirStaff <<
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% \new Staff = "sopTransition" <<
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% \new Voice = "sopTransition" { \voiceOne \sopTransition }
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% \new Lyrics \lyricsto sopTransition { \refrain }
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% \new Voice = "altoTransition" { \voiceTwo \altoTransition }
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% >>
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% \new Staff = "bariTransition" <<
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% \clef bass
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% \new Voice = "bariTransition" { \voiceThree \bariTransition }
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% >>
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% >>
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% >>
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% \layout { }
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% }
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