%Planting of the Tree \version "2.6.5" \include "english.ly" global = { \time 2/4 \autoBeamOff } sopMusic = \relative c' { e4 f4 | g4 f8[ e8] | a4 g4 | f2 | d4 e4 | f4 e8[ d8] | g4 f4 | e2 \break c'4 b4 | a4 g4 | g4. f8 | e2 | f4 e4 | a4 g8[ f8] | e4. d8 | c2 \bar "||" } altoMusic = \relative c' { c4 c4 | c4 c4 | c4 cs4 | d2 | b4 c4 | d4 c8[ b8] | c4 c8[ b8] | c2 | e4 e4 | c4 c4 | d4( b8) d8 | c2 | c4 c4 | c8[ b8] c8[ d8] | c4( b8) b8 | c2 } bassMusic = \relative c { c4 d4 | e4 d8[ c8] | f4 e8[ a8] | d,2 | g4 g4 | g4 g8[ f8] | e4 d8[ g8] | c,2 a'4 g4 | f4 e4 | b8( g8) g'4 | c,2 | a'4 g4 | f4 e8[ f8] | g4 g,8 g8 | c2 } verseone = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1. " Long this lit -- tle stem has grown In a qui -- et spot, un -- known: Now we plant it here, to be Ev -- er hon -- ored as our tree. } versetwo = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "2. " May the kind earth give it food, And warm sun -- light o'er it brood, Shower make bright, and storm make hard, And no harm its growth re -- tard. } versethree = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "3. " May it give to men de -- light, Rich in shade, and fair to sight; And while un -- told years roll by, Speak of us to mem -- o -- ry. } versefour = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "4. " Lit -- tle tree, our own! we pray, Be our tea -- cher eve -- ry day; On us strength and grace im -- press, That we, too, the world may bless. } \score { \context ChoirStaff << \context Staff = women << \context Voice = sopranos { \voiceOne << \global \sopMusic >> } \context Voice = altos { \voiceTwo << \global \altoMusic >> } \context Lyrics = altos \lyricsto altos \verseone \new Lyrics \lyricsto altos \versetwo \new Lyrics \lyricsto altos \versethree \new Lyrics \lyricsto altos \versefour >> \context Staff = men << \clef bass \context Voice = basses { << \global \bassMusic >> } >> >> \layout { indent = 0.0\cm \context { \Score \remove Bar_number_engraver } } \midi { \tempo 4 = 100 } } %Note: fixed very odd and clearly incorrect lyrics alignment in original