\begin{lilypond}
 \language "english"
 
 #(set! paper-alist (cons '("my size" . (cons (* 4.25 in) (* 6.5 in))) paper-alist))
 \paper {
   #(set-paper-size "my size")
   between-system-space = 0.1 \mm
 
 }
 \layout { indent = 0.0\cm }
 
 
 \header{
 }
 
 \parallelMusic #'(soprano alto tenor bass) {
   \partial 8*1 f8 |
   \partial 8*1 r8   |
   \partial 8*1 r8   |
   \partial 8*1 r8  |
 
   bf4 bf8 \slurDotted c8[( c]) d |
   f4.   bf4.      |
   r2. |
   r2. |
 
   f4 d8 c4 e8 |
   g4.   a4 a8 |
   r2.         |
   r2.         |
 
   d4 bf8 bf4 d8 |
   bf4 g8 f4 g8 |
   r2.         |
   r2.         |
 
   c4 a8 f4 f8 |
   a4 g8 f4 r8 |
   r2.         |
   r2.         |
 
   bf4 bf8 \slurDotted c8[( c8]) d |
   f4.   bf4.       |
   r2.         |
   r2.         |
 
   f4 d8 c4 e8 |
   g4.   a4 a8 |
   r2.         |
   r2.         |
 
   d4 bf8 { bf8 c8 d8 } |
   bf4 f8 { g8 a  b  } |
   r2.         |
   r2.         |
 
   c4.     bf4 s8 |
   bf4( a8) bf4 s8 |
   r4. r4        s8  |
   r4. r4       s8  |
 }
 
 <<
   %\new ChoirStaff <<
     \new Staff = "female" {
       \relative c' {
 \time 6/8
   \key bf \major
         \new Voice = "women" <<
           {\voiceOne \soprano}
           \new Voice = "altos" { \voiceTwo \alto }
         >>
       }
     }
     \new Staff = "male" {
       \relative c' {
 \time 6/8
   \key bf \major
         \new Voice = "men" <<
           {\voiceOne \soprano}
           \new Voice = "basses" { \voiceTwo \alto }
         >>
       }
     }
   %>>
 
   \new Lyrics \with {alignAboveContext="male"} {
     \lyricsto "women" {
       \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
       \bar "" \break On Christ -- mas Day, On Christ -- mas Day, \bar "" \break
       \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
       \bar "" \break On Christ -- mas Day in the morn -- ing. \bar "" \break
     }
   }
   \new Lyrics \with {alignAboveContext="male"} {
     \lyricsto "women"  {
       \set stanza = #"1. "
       I | saw three ships come | sail -- ing by,  \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
       \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 I | saw three ships come |
       sail -- ing by, \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 | \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
     }
   }
   \new Lyrics \with {alignAboveContext="male"} {
     \lyricsto "women" {
       \set stanza = #"3. "
       Our Sa -- vior Christ and his la -- dy, \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
       \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 Our Sa -- vior Christ and his
       la -- dy, \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
     }
   }
   \new Lyrics \with {alignAboveContext="male"} {
     \lyricsto "women" {
       \set stanza = #"5. "
       O they sail'd in -- to Beth -- le -- hem, \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
       \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 O they sail'd in -- to Beth -- le -- hem,
       \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
     }
   }
   \new Lyrics \with {alignAboveContext="male"} {
     \lyricsto "women" {
       \set stanza = #"7. "
       And all the
       \set ignoreMelismata = ##t
       an8 -- gels8
       \unset ignoreMelismata
       in heav'n shall sing, \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
       \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 And all the
       \set ignoreMelismata = ##t
       An -- gels
       \unset ignoreMelismata
       in heav'n
       shall sing, \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
     }
   }
 >>
 
 
 
 \version "2.18.2"  % necessary for upgrading to future LilyPond versions.
 \end{lilypond}