music/why-should-he-love-me-so-sab.ly
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% 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 { }
}