Re: sunday school music

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Tim,

> Thanks for that - It looks very nice and not so hard to incorporate  
> as some examples.

Glad it helps.
By the way... here's an improved version, which properly handles  
common words with hyphens and extenders.

Best regards,
Kieren.
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\version "2.11.32"
\include "english.ly"

leftbrace = \markup { \override #'(font-encoding . fetaBraces)  
\lookup #"brace240" }
rightbrace = \markup { \rotate #180 \leftbrace }
dropLyrics =
{
    \override LyricText #'extra-offset = #'(0 . -5)
    \override LyricHyphen #'extra-offset = #'(0 . -5)
    \override LyricExtender #'extra-offset = #'(0 . -5)
}
raiseLyrics =
{
    \revert LyricText #'extra-offset
    \revert LyricHyphen #'extra-offset
    \revert LyricExtender #'extra-offset
}
skipFour = \repeat unfold 4 { \skip 8 }

lyricsA = \lyricmode { The first verse has \dropLyrics the com -- mon  
__ words \raiseLyrics used in all four. }
lyricsB = \lyricmode { In stan -- za two,  \skipFour al -- so ap --  
pear. }
lyricsC = \lyricmode { By the third verse, \skipFour are get -- ting  
dull. }
lyricsD = \lyricmode { Last stan -- za, and \skipFour get used once  
more. }

melody = \relative c' { c4 d e f g f e8( ef) d4 c e d c }

\score
{
        <<
                \new Voice = m \melody
                \new Lyrics \lyricsto m \lyricsA
                \new Lyrics \lyricsto m \lyricsB
                \new Lyrics \lyricsto m \lyricsC
                \new Lyrics \lyricsto m \lyricsD
        >>
}

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