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% Abkürzungen

  olim = \lyricmode {
    As I went down in the riv -- er to pray,
    stud -- y -- in’ a -- bout that good old way
    and who shall wear
  }

  cmon = \lyricmode {
    let’s go down,
    let’s go down,
    come on down.
  }

  river = \lyricmode {
    let’s go down,
    down in the riv -- er to pray.
  }

  sugg = \lyricmode {
    let’s go down,
    come on down,
    don’t you wan -- na go down?
  }

  show = \lyricmode {
    Good Lord, show me the way.
  }

  robe = \lyricmode {
    the robe and crown,
  }

  star = \lyricmode {
    the star -- ry crown,
  }

% Die Textaufteilungen %  -- _

  sopranText = \lyrics {
    %<+hier den Text für den Sopran eintragen+>
    Oo _ _ _ _
    _ _ _ _ _
    down in the riv -- er
    \olim \star
    \show
    Oh, fa -- thers, \cmon
    Oh, fa -- thers, \river
    \olim \robe
    \show
    Oh, moth -- ers, \sugg
    Come on, moth -- ers, \river
    %
    Oh, down, down, down.
    Oh, down, down in the riv -- er to pray.
    \olim \robe
    \show
  }

  altText = \lyrics {
    %<+hier den Text für den Alt eintragen+>
  }

  tenorText = \lyrics {
    %<+hier den Text für den Tenor eintragen+>
    \olim \robe
    \show
    Oh, broth -- ers, \cmon
    Come on, broth -- ers, \river
    down in the riv -- er to pray,
    stud -- y -- in’ a -- bout that good old way
    and who shall wear \star
    \show
    Oh, fa -- thers, \cmon
    Oh, fa -- thers, \river
    down in the riv -- er to pray,
    stud -- y -- in’ a -- bout that good old way
    and who shall wear \robe
    \show
    Oh, moth -- ers, \sugg
    Come on, moth -- ers, \river
    %
    Oo _
    Oh, down, down, down.
    Oh, down, down in the riv -- er to pray.
  }

  baritoneText = \lyrics {
    %<+hier den Text für den Bariton eintragen+>
    \olim \star
    \show
    Oh, sin -- ners, \cmon
    Oh, sin -- ners, \river
  }

  bassText = \lyrics {
    %<+hier den Text für den Baß eintragen+>
    \olim \star
    \show
    Oh, sis -- ters, \cmon
    Oh, sis -- ters, \river
    Mm_(or_Oo) (Oo)
    down in the riv -- er
    down in the riv -- er to pray,
    stud -- y -- in’ a -- bout that good old way
    and who shall wear \robe
    \show
    Oh, moth -- ers, \sugg
    Come on, moth -- ers, \river
    %
    Oo 
    Oh, down, down, down.
    Oh, down, down in the riv -- er to pray.
  }