\version "2.13.19" \header { title = "Divinum Mysterium" piece = "Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348-413)" composer = "plainsong, mode V, 13th century" tagline = "" } #(set-default-paper-size "legal" 'landscape) stanzaOne = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1." Of the Fa -- ther's love be -- got -- ten Ere the worlds be -- gan to be, He the Al -- pha and O -- me -- ga, He the source, the end -- ing he, Of the things that are, that have been, And that fu -- ture years shall see, Ev -er -- more and ev -- er -- more. } stanzaTwo = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "2." Oh, that birth for -- ev -- er bless -- ed, When the vir -- gin, full of grace, By the Ho -- ly Ghost con -- ceiv -- ing, Bore the Sav -- ior of our race, And the babe, the world's re -- deem -- er, First re -- vealed his sa -- cred face, Ev -er -- more and ev -- er -- more. } stanzaThree = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "3." This is he whom seers in old time Chant -- ed of with one ac -- cord, Whom the voic -- es of the proph -- ets Prom -- ised in their faith -- ful word; Now he shines, the long ex -- pect -- ed; Let cre -- a -- tion praise its Lord Ev -er -- more and ev -- er -- more. } stanzaFour = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "4." Let the heights of heav'n a -- dore him; An -- gel hosts, his prais -- es sing; Pow'rs do -- min -- ions, bow be -- fore him And ex -- tol our God and King; Let not tongue on earth be si -- lent, Ev -- 'ry voice in con -- cert ring Ev -er -- more and ev -- er -- more. } tenorMusic = { \sacredHarpHeads \set shapeNoteStyles = ##(fa #f la fa #f la mi) \clef treble \key ees \major \autoBeamOff \time 9/8 \relative g' { ees8 f8 g8 aes8 g8 f8 g8[ f8] ees4 | g8 aes8 bes8 c8 bes8[ g8] aes8 bes4 | \cadenzaOn c8 d8 ees8 bes8 bes8 aes8 g8[ f8] ees4 | \cadenzaOff c8 d8 ees8 f8 ees8[ c8] d8 ees4 | \cadenzaOn ees8 f8 g8 aes8 g8 f8 bes8[ c8 bes8 g8 aes8] bes4 | \cadenzaOff ees,8 d8 c8 d8 ees8 c8 bes4. \cadenzaOn ees8 f8 g8 bes8 g8 ees8 f4( ees4) \cadenzaOff \bar "|." } } \score { << \new Voice = "one" { \tenorMusic } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \stanzaOne \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \stanzaTwo \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \stanzaThree \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \stanzaFour >> \layout { indent = 0 \cm firstpagenumber = no papersize = a4 } }