\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}