I've been working on this piece, it is set in 4/4 time and rather than
start as I think it should with a whole measure it places a 1/4 note and
then the first bar. That throws the bars off for the whole song.
here is a scan of the music I am working from
http://www.litwiller.net/images/powerintheblood.jpg
\header {
filename = "PowerInTheBlood.ly"
enteredby = "Gordon Gilbert"
composer = "Lewis E. Jones, 1865-1936"
poet = "Lewis E. Jones, 1865-1936"
date =""
title = "There is Power In The Blood"
subsubtitle = "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb. -Rev. 12:11"
metre = " "
meter = \metre
copyright = "Public Domain"
style = "Hymn"
mutopiacomposer = \composer
mutopiapoet=\poet
maintainer = "Gordon Gilbert"
maintainerEmail = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
lastupdated = "2005/Dec/14"
}
\version "2.11.32"
\paper {
#(set-paper-size "letter")
line-width = 180\mm
%line-width = #(- line-width (* mm 3.000000))
between-system-space = 1\mm
force-assignment = #""
between-system-padding = #1
% ragged-bottom=##f
% ragged-last-bottom=##f
}
global= {
\time 4/4
\key bes \major
#(set-global-staff-size 17)
\set Staff.minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-4 . 4)
\partial 4
\skip 1 * 20 \bar "||"
}
sop = \context Voice = "sop" {
\relative c' {
\voiceOne
\aikenHeads
\autoBeamOff
%\set fontSize = #2.5
f4 f8 f f4 f8 f |
g4 g8 g f4. bes8 |
a4 c8. b16 c2 |
bes4 d8. cis16 d2 |
f,4 f8 f f4 f8 f |
g4 g8 g f4. bes8 |
a4 a8. a16 c4 bes8 a |
bes2. f8 ^ \markup { \large \italic "Refrain"} bes |
d2 d |
c8 bes bes g f4 a8. bes16 |
c2( c4) bes8. c16 |
d2( d4) f,8 bes8 |
d2 d2 |
c8 bes bes g f4 a8. bes16 |
c4. es8 d4 c8. c16 |
bes2. bes4\rest
}
}
alto=\context Voice = "alto" {
\relative c' {
\voiceTwo
\aikenHeads
\autoBeamOff
%\set fontSize = #2.5
d4 d8 d d4 d8 d |
ees4 ees8 ees d4. f8 |
f4 f8. f16 f4( ees) |
d f8. ees16 f2 |
d4 d8 d8 d4 d8 d |
ees4 ees8 ees d4. f8 |
f4 f8. f16 ees4 d8 c |
d2. d8 d |
f2 f |
g8 g g ees d4 c8. d16 |
ees2( d4) d8. e16 |
f2( f4) d8 d8 |
f2 f |
g8 g g ees d4 c8. d16 |
ees4. g8 f4 ees8. ees16 |
d2. bes'4\rest
}
}
tenor = \context Voice = "tenor" {
\relative c' {
\voiceOne
\aikenHeads
\autoBeamOff
%\set fontSize = #2.0
bes4 bes8 bes bes4 bes8 bes |
bes4 bes8 bes bes4. d8 |
c4 a8. gis16 a2 |
f4 bes8. bes16 bes2 |
bes4 bes8 bes bes4 bes8 bes |
bes4 bes8 bes8 bes4. d8 |
c4 c8. c16 a4 f8 f |
f2. bes8 bes |
bes4 bes8 bes bes2 |
bes8 bes bes bes bes4 c,4\rest |
c4\rest a'8. a16 a4 c,4\rest |
c4\rest bes'8. bes16 bes4 bes8 bes |
bes4 bes8 bes bes2 |
ees8 ees ees bes bes4 c8. bes16 |
a4. c8 bes4 a8. a16|
<bes f>2. d,4\rest
}
}
bass = \context Voice = "bass" {
\relative c {
\voiceTwo
\aikenHeads
\autoBeamOff
%\set fontSize = #1.5
bes4 bes8 bes bes4 bes8 bes |
ees4 ees8 ees bes4. bes8 |
f'4 f8. f16 f2 |
bes,4 bes8. bes16 bes2 |
bes4 bes8 bes bes4 bes8 bes |
ees4 ees8 ees bes4. bes8 |
f'4 f8. f16 f4 f8 f |
bes,2. bes8 bes |
bes4 d8 f bes2 |
ees,8 ees ees ees bes4 c4\rest |
c4\rest f8. f16 f4 c4\rest |
c4\rest bes8. bes16 bes4 bes8 bes |
bes4 d8 f bes2 |
ees,8 ees ees ees bes4 f'8. f16 |
f4. f8 f4 f8. f16 |
bes,2. d4\rest
}
}
%accomp=\chordmode {}
stanzaa = \lyricmode {
Would you be free from the bur -- den of sin?
There's power in the Blood,
Power in the Blood;
Would you o'er e -- vil a vic -- to -- ry win?
There's won -- der -- ful power in the Blood.
There is power, power, won -- der work -- ing power
In the Blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, won -- der work -- ing power
In the Pre -- cious Blood of the Lamb.
}
stanzab = \lyricmode {
Would you be free from your pas -- sion and pride?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come for a clean -- sing to Cal -- va -- ry's tide?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
}
stanzac = \lyricmode {
Would you be whit -- er, much whit -- er than snow?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sin -- stains are lost in its life -- giv -- ing flow;
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
}
stanzad = \lyricmode {
Would you do serv -- ice for Je -- sus your King?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Would you live dai -- ly His prais -- es to sing?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
}
stanzae = \lyricmode {
}
stanzaf = \lyricmode {
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ there is power
_ _ _ _ _ In the blood
of the Lamb;
_ _ _ there is power
}
\score { %\transpose bes g
\context ChoirStaff <<
%\context ChordNames \accomp
\unset ChoirStaff.melismaBusyProperties
\context Staff ="upper" {
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'()
\override Staff.Rest #'style = #'classical
\clef "G"
<< \global \sop \alto
\new Devnull="bass" \bass
>>}
\lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-1" {
\set stanza = "1."
\stanzaa }
\lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-2" {
\set stanza = "2."
\stanzab }
\lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-3" {
\set stanza = "3."
\stanzac }
\lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-4" {
\set stanza = "4."
\stanzad }
\lyricsto "bass" \context Lyrics = "stanza-6" {
\stanzaf }
% room for more stanzas
% \lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-5" {
% \set stanza = "5."
% \stanzae }
% \lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-6" {
% \set stanza = "6."
% \stanzaf }
\context Staff = "lower" {
\override Staff.Rest #'style = #'classical
\clef "F"
<< \global \tenor \bass >>}
>>
\layout{
indent = 0.0\pt
\context {
%\ChordNames
%\override ChordName #'style = #'american
%chordChanges = ##t
}
}
\midi {
\context {
\Score
tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 120 4)
\remove "Bar_number_engraver"
}
}
}
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