\header {
title = "Title" 
piece = "score-system-spacing affects spacing between 'scores' - but not between Title and 1st score"
	}


\paper {
	%Uncomment either or both of the next two lines and adjust values to suit....
%	system-system-spacing = #'((space . 20) (minimum-distance . 10) (padding . 1))
%  score-system-spacing = #'((space . 34) (minimum-distance . 28) (padding . 1))
}



#(set-global-staff-size 16) %default is 20 (I think!)




\layout {
    \context {
     \Score
     \remove "Bar_number_engraver" 
    }
    
    \context {
     \Staff
     \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
     }

}


TimeKey= {\key f \major}

MusicOne = \relative c' {
                         \set autoBeaming = ##f
                         \partial 8 f8 \bar"|" a4 f8 g \bar"|" a([ bes a]) g \bar"|" f2 \bar"|" a4 f8 g 
a([ bes a]) g \bar"|" f2 \bar"|" \break 

c'4^\markup { system-system-spacing affects this space } c \bar"|" bes8([ a bes]) d \bar"|" c([ bes a g] \bar"|" f2) \bar"|" f8 f g 
a \bar"|" g([ f16 e d8]) e \bar"|" f2. r4 \bar"||"\break
}

MusicTwo = \relative c'' {
                         \set autoBeaming = ##f
a8 a16([ g]) f8 g \bar"|" a([ bes a]) g \bar"|" f2 \bar"|" a8 a16([ g]) f8 g 
\bar"|" a([ bes a]) g \bar"|" f2 \break

c'4 c \bar"|" bes8([ a bes]) d \bar"|" c([ bes a g] \bar"|" f2) \bar"|" f8 f g 
a \bar"|" g([ f16 e d8]) e \bar"|" f2. r4 \bar"||"\break
}


VerseOne = \lyricmode {
O Ma -- ry, we pray to you, bles -- sed and pur -- est One,
help us in __ our need; __ You are al -- ways there __ for us.
}

VerseTwo = \lyricmode {
We, poor sin -- ners, turn __ to you, now and at the hour __ of death.
You are free from sin; __ Ho -- ly Ma -- ry, full __ of grace.
}

VerseThree = \lyricmode {
In -- ter -- cede and pray __ for us; Vir -- gin Mo -- ther show __ us love.
May your Son, our Lord, __ grant us mer -- cy, through your prayers.
}



\score {
     \new Staff <<
     \new Voice = "MonksOne" { \TimeKey \MusicOne }
     \new Lyrics \lyricsto "MonksOne"  { \VerseOne }
     >>
     }

%%  I'd like to have extra vertical space here


\score {     
     \new Staff <<
     \new Voice = "MonksTwo" { \TimeKey \MusicTwo }
     \new Lyrics \lyricsto "MonksTwo"  { \VerseTwo }
     >>
}

\score {
     \new Staff <<
     \new Voice = "MonksTwo" { \TimeKey \MusicTwo }
     \new Lyrics \lyricsto "MonksTwo"  { \VerseThree }
     >>
     }

\version "2.13.36"