\header {
  title =       "Take My Life and Let It Be"
  subtitle =    "for tenor and baritone duet"
  composer =    "Joshua P. Bowman"
  copyright =   "Copyright (c) 2004 Joshua P. Bowman"
}

global = \notes {
  \key f \major
  \time 2/4
  \skip 2*12
  \time 3/4
  \skip 2.
  \time 2/4
  \skip 2*9    \bar "||"
  \skip 2*21   \bar "||" 
  \time 3/4
  \skip 2.*19  \bar "||"
  \time 2/4
  \skip 2*25   \bar "||"  
  \skip 2*17
  \time 3/4
  \skip 2.
  \time 2/4
  \skip 2*9   \bar "|."
}

tenorMelody = \notes {
  \relative c {
  \dynamicUp
  % m1
  f4\mf f | f8( c) f( a) | c4 bes | a2 | a4 a | a8( g) bes( a) | f4 e | f2~ | f |
  % m10
  a4 a | g g8( a) | bes4 c | bes( a2)\< |
  % m14
  c4\!\f c | d c | c8( bes) bes( a) | a4\>( g) |
  % m18
  f\!\mf g | a bes8( g) | g4 g | a2~ | a |
  % m23
  f4 f | f8( c) f( a) | c4 bes | a2 | a4 a | a8( g) bes( a) | f4 e | f2 |
  % m31
  a4 a | g g8( a) | bes4 c | bes( a) |
  % m35
  c4 c | d c | c8( bes) bes( a) | a4( g) |
  % m39
  f g | a bes8( g) | f4 e | f2~ | f |
  % m44
  f2^\markup{ "" \translate #(cons -6 1.0) {
  \note #"2" #0.75 = \note #"2." #0.75
  } }
  f4 | e( d) c | bes'2 bes4 | a2. |
  % m48
  c2 a4 | c2 a4 | d2 c4 | c4.( bes8) a4 | g f2 | g2.~ | g |
  % m55
  r4 c a | bes4.( c8) d4 | c2 c4 | c2. |
  % m59
  c2 a4 | g( bes) d | d2 c4 | f,2. |
  % m63
  f'2\p^\markup{ "" \translate #(cons -8.0 1) {
  \note #"2." #0.75 = \note #"2" #0.75
  } } |
  f | e4 f | g e | f2 | c4( f) | d2 | bes |
  % m71
  a4 bes | c2 | d4 d | e2~ | e |
  % m76
  c4\f c | d c->~ \noBreak | c c->~ \noBreak | c a-> | 
  g2->\>(~ \noBreak | g \noBreak | gis)\! |
  % m83
  a4\mp a | a8( g) bes( g) | f4 e | e2~\> | e\!\p |
  % m88
  f4\mf f | f a | c bes | a2~ | a |
  % m93
  a4\< a \noBreak | a g \noBreak | bes\!\f g | a2~\> | a |
  % m98
  a4\!\p a | g g8( a) | bes4 c | bes( a\fermata) |
  % m102
  f'\ff f | e e8( f) | f4 g | g( f2) |
  % m106
  c4\f c | d8( e) f4 | f d | d( e~ | e2) | 
  % m110
  a,4 bes | c d8( bes) | c4 e4 | f2 |
  % END OF PIECE
  }
}

bassMelody = \notes {
  \relative c {
  \dynamicUp
  % m1
  f4\mf f | f8( c) f( a) | c4 bes | a2 | a4 a | a8( g) bes( a) | f4 e | f2~ | f |
  % m10
  a4 a | g g8( a) | bes4 c | bes( a2)\< |
  % m14
  a4\!\f a | bes a | a g | f\>( e) |
  % m18
  r4\! c8\mf c | f4 d8( e) | f4 e | f2~ | f |
  % m23
  f4 f | f f | c c | f( e~ | e) d~ | d bes | c c | c c |
  % m31
  f a,8 bes | c2 | d4 e | f( g) | a a | bes a | e8( f) g( f) | c2 |
  % m39
  d8( c) d( e) | f4 d | c c | f2~ | f |
  % m44
  f2 f4 | e( d) c | bes( d) c | f2. |
  % m48
  r4 c a | r c a | bes4.( c8) d( e) | e2 f4 | f d2 | c2.~ | c |
  % m55
  f2 f4 | e( d) c | bes'2 bes4 | a2. | c2 a4 | c( bes) a | f e2 | f2. |
  % m63
  f4\mp f | f8( c) f( a) | c4 bes | a2 | a4 a | a8( g) bes( a) | f4 e | f2 |
  % m71
  a4 a | g g8( a) | bes4 c | bes( a~ | a2) |
  % m76
  c,4\f c | d e->~ | e f->~ | f d-> | c2->\>~ | c\! | r |
  % m83
  f4\mp g | a bes | c c, | c2~\> | c\!\p |
  % m88
  f4\mf f | f a | c bes | a2~ | a |
  % m93
  a4\< g | f e | d\!\f c | cis2~\> | cis |
  % m98
  d4\!\p d | e e | f g8( a) | bes2\fermata |
  % m102
  a4\ff a | g g8( a) | bes4 c | bes( a2) |
  % m106
  c4\f c | bes c | c8( bes) bes( a) | a4( g~ | g2) |
  % m110
  f4 g | a bes8( g) | f4 g | f2 |
  % END OF PIECE
  }
}

tenorLyrics = \lyrics {
  Take my life and let it be con -- se -- crat -- ed, Lord, to thee.
  Take my mom -- ents and my days; let them flow in cease -- less praise,
  let them flow in cease -- less praise.

  Take my hands and let them move at the im -- pulse of thy love.
  Take my feet and let them be swift and beau -- ti -- ful for thee,
  swift and beau -- ti -- ful for thee.

  Take my voice and let me sing al -- ways, on -- ly,
  al -- ways on -- ly for my King.
  Take my lips and let them be filled with mes -- sag -- es from thee.

  Take my love, my Lord, I pour its treas -- ure store.
  My heart is thine own; it shall be thy roy -- al throne __
  it shall be thy roy -- al throne.

  Take my will and make it thine; it shall be no long -- er mine.
  Take my -- self and I will be...
  Take my -- self and I will be ev -- er, on -- ly, all for thee,
  ev -- er, on -- ly, all for thee.
}

bassLyrics = \lyrics {
  Take my life and let it be con -- se -- crat -- ed, Lord, to thee.
  Take my mom -- ents and my days; let them flow in cease -- less praise,
  let them flow in cease -- less praise.

  Take my hands and let them move at the im -- pulse of thy love.
  Take my feet, let them be swift and beau -- ti -- ful for thee,
  swift and beau -- ti -- ful for thee.

  Take my voice and let me sing al -- ways, on -- ly,
  al -- ways on -- ly for my King.
  Take my lips and let them be filled with mes -- sag -- es from thee.

  Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treas -- ure store.
  Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy roy -- al throne,
  it shall be thy roy -- al throne.

  Take my will and make it thine; it shall be no long -- er mine.
  Take my -- self and I will be...
  Take my -- self and I will be ev -- er, on -- ly, all for thee,
  ev -- er, on -- ly, all for thee.
}

\score{
  \notes 
    <<
      \new Staff {
        \simultaneous {
          \global
          \clef "treble_8"
          \context Voice = tenorNotes \tenorMelody
          \lyricsto tenorNotes \new Lyrics { \tenorLyrics }
        }
      }
      \new Staff { 
        \simultaneous {
          \global
          \clef "bass"
          \context Voice = bassNotes \bassMelody
          \lyricsto bassNotes \new Lyrics { \bassLyrics }
        }
      }
    >>
  \paper {
    \context {
	% a little smaller so lyrics can be closer to the staff. 
	\StaffContext
	minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-3 . 3) 
    }
  }
}