Superior.ly (1944B)
1 \version "2.20" 2 \language "english" 3 4 \header { 5 title = "Superior" 6 composer = "Brendan Taaffe" 7 poet = "Old Primitive Baptist Hymnal" 8 tagline = ##f 9 } 10 11 global = { 12 \key f \minor 13 \time 3/2 14 \tempo 2 = 80 15 \partial 2 16 \set melismaBusyProperties = #'() 17 } 18 19 soprano = \relative c'' { 20 \global 21 22 \slurDashed 23 af2 | 24 af1 af2 | 25 af1 df4( c) | 26 ef1 ef2 | 27 c1 af2 | 28 \slurSolid 29 af1 af4( bf) | 30 c1 c4( bf) | 31 bf1 bf2 | \break 32 33 bf1 f2 | 34 af1 bf2 | 35 af2 c1 | 36 ef1 ef4( c) | 37 df1 af2 | 38 af1 g2 | 39 af1. | \bar "|." 40 } 41 42 alto = \relative c' { 43 \global 44 45 \slurDashed 46 c2 | 47 df1 f2 | 48 af1 f4( f) | 49 g1 af2 | 50 af1 f2 | 51 df1 ef2 | 52 ef1 f2 | 53 ef1 ef2 | 54 55 f1 f2 | 56 f2.( f4) \slurSolid f( af) | 57 af2 ef1 | 58 ef1 ef2 | 59 f1 ef2 | 60 c1 df2 | 61 c1. | \bar "|." 62 } 63 64 tenor = \relative c' { 65 \global 66 \clef "treble_8" 67 68 af2 | 69 f1 af2 | 70 ef1 af2 | 71 bf1 af2 | 72 af1 c2 | 73 df1 c4( bf) | 74 af1 af2 | 75 bf1 bf2 | 76 77 bf1 c2 | 78 df1 df2 | 79 c2 af1 | 80 bf1 bf4( c) | 81 df1 c4( bf) | 82 af1 bf2 | 83 af1. | \bar "|." 84 } 85 86 bass = \relative c { 87 \global 88 \clef "bass" 89 90 af2 91 df1 df2 | 92 c1 af4( c) | 93 ef1 ef2 | 94 ef1 f2 | 95 f1 ef2 | 96 c1 ef2 | 97 ef1 ef2 | 98 99 df1 c2 | 100 bf1 bf2 | 101 ef2 af1 | 102 g1 g4( af) | 103 af1 ef2 | 104 ef1 ef2 | 105 af,1. | \bar "|." 106 } 107 108 \score { 109 \new ChoirStaff 110 << 111 \soprano 112 \addlyrics { 113 \tiny 114 How of -- ten has my im -- pat -- ient heart stood re -- bel _ to the _ sky? And 115 yet, and yet, O match -- less grace, thy _ thun -- der si -- lent lies. 116 } 117 \alto 118 \addlyrics { 119 \tiny 120 How of -- ten have I _ cap -- tive lay in sor -- row's sweet, sweet arms? And 121 yet, and yet, the world _ calls me home with her un -- end -- ing charms. 122 } 123 \tenor 124 \addlyrics { 125 \tiny 126 When time has come to leave this world, and wings I _ wish to fly. And 127 throw my flesh, my soul, my all. And _ weep, and _ love, and die. 128 } 129 \bass 130 >> 131 \layout { 132 } 133 }