Hey, list,

I have a question about fitting lyrics.  In the file I've pasted below this
message is the hymn I am arranging for Barbershop chorus.  The final stanza
has all the four parts singing separately, as you can see.  But there are
occasional spots, as in stanza 1 where some parts will repeat a lyric.  If
you compile this file, you will see on the PDF that the \markup words I put
in there follow the notes, rather than being in a nice line.  Can someone
suggest how to do this most conveniently?  Each of the *other* three parts
(tenor, baritone, bass) might have bits of this in certain spots.

Windoze XP Pro, LilyPond 2.11.14, jEdit 4.4pre9 with LilyPondTool

Blessings,

Father Gordon Gilbert+
--
Fr. Gordon Gilbert
Penetanguishene, ON

\header {
   filename = "AmazingGrace-Sweet-Ads.ly"
   enteredby = "Gordon Gilbert"
   composer = "Traditional American Melody"
   poet = "words: Rev'd John Newton, 1779"
   arranger = "arr. Gordon Gilbert 2007"
   date=""
   title = "Amazing Grace"
   subtitle = "Arr. for Barbershop Chorus"
   metre = ""
   meter = \metre
   copyright = "Public Domain - Permission granted to perform this
arrangement in a not-for-profit setting"
   style = "Hymn"
   mutopiacomposer = \composer
   mutopiapoet=\poet
   maintainer = ""
   maintainerEmail = ""
   lastupdated = "2007/02/04"
}

\version "2.11.14"
\paper{
   #(set-paper-size "letter")
}

global= {
   \time 3/4
   \key g \major



}

tenor = \context Voice = "tenor"  \relative c' {
  \voiceOne
      %\override NoteHead #'color = #grey
   %\override Stem #'color = #grey
   %\override Beam #'color = #grey {
   \partial 4 d4
   b'2 d8 b d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2
   a4 b2 d4 e2 e4 fis2 e4 ^\markup {"like"} d4( ^\markup {"me"} c)
   b4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c4.( e8 e c) b2
   a4 b2 d4 d cis c b4( d) c4 ^ \markup {"I"} b2 ^ \markup {"see"}
   d,4
   b'2 \times 2/3 {d8( c b)} d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2
   a4 b2 \times 2/3 {d8( c b)} e2 e4 fis2 e4 d2
   d4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c2 a4 b2
   a4 b2 d4 d cis c b2 c4 b2
   d,4
   b'2 d4 d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2
   a4 b2 d4 e2 e4 fis2 e4 d2
   d4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c4.( e8 e c) b2
   a4 b2 d4 d cis c b2.
   r2. r r r
    \new Voice = tenorDivisi { \voiceOne
        \transpose g b' {
   r4 r b4 b r4 r d'4 d'4 dis' e'2. c'4 b2. r4
   %     }
  }}
        }


lead=\context Voice = "lead"  \relative c'  {
   \voiceTwo
   \override NoteHead #'color = #red
   \override Stem #'color = #red
   \override Beam #'color = #red {
   \partial 4 d4
   g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 e4 d2
   d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 d2. ~ d2
   b4 d4.^ "x"( b8) d( b) g2 d4 e4.( g8) g( e) d2
   d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 ( fis4 g2)
   %verse 2
   d4
   g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a4 g2 e4 d2
   d4 g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a8.( b16) d2. ~ d2
   b4 d2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 b8.( a16) g2 e8.( d16) d2
   d4 g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a4 g2. ~ g2
   %verse 3
   d4
   g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 e4 d2
   d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 d2. ~ d2
   b4 d4.^ "x"( b8) d( b) g2 d4 e4.( g8) g( e) d2
   d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2.
   %bridge
   a ^ \markup \italic {"Bridge"} g g f2
   %verse 4
   \key b \major
   \transpose g b' {
   d4 \time 4/4
   g2. b8( g) b2. a4 g2. e4 d2.
   d4 g2. b8( g) b2. a4 d'1 ~ d'2.
   b4 d'2 ~ d'8( b8) d'( b) g2. d4 e2 ~ e8 ( g8) g( e) d2.
   d4 g2. b8( g) b2. a4 g1 ~ g2.
   g4 ^ \markup \italic {"Tag"}
   a ^ \fermata b ^ \fermata c' ^ \fermata
   r8 ^ \fermata d'8 d'1 ~ d' ^ \fermata
   }
   \bar "||"
   }
}

bari = \context Voice = "bari" \relative c'   {
   \voiceOne
   \partial 4 d,4
   g2 g4 g2 fis4 g2 a4 g2
   a4 b2 b4 cis2 a4 d2 a4 ^ \markup {"like"} a2 ^ \markup {"me"}
   g4 g2 g4 d2 g4 c2 a4 g2
   a4 b2 g4 fis4. g8 fis4 g4( b) a ^ \markup {"I"} g2 ^ \markup {"see"}
   d4
   g2 g4 d'2 b4 c2 a4 g2
   a4 b2 b4 a2 a4 d2 a4 a2
   g4 b2 b4 d2 b4 c2 a4 g2
   a4 b2 g4 fis4. e8 fis4 g2. ~ g2
   d4
   f2 ^ \markup \italic {"Bluesy - Baris, go for the 7ths!"} f4 c'2 b4 bes2
bes4 g2
   a4 b2 b4 g2 g4 d2 a'4 a2
   g4 g2 g4 d2 b'4 c2 a4 g2
   a4 b2 g4 fis4. e8 fis4 g2.
   r2. r r r
   \new Voice = bariDivisi { \voiceOne
        \transpose g b' {
       r4 r d d r r g, g,
        }

}}

bass = \context Voice = "bass" \relative c  {
   \voiceTwo
   \partial 4 d4
   g,2 b4 d2 b4 c2 e4 g2
   fis4 e2 e4 a2 cis,4 d2 e4 fis( e) d
   b2 d4 g,2 d'4 c2 e4 g2
   fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2 d4 _ \markup {"I"} g,2 _ \markup {"see"}
   d'4
   b2 d4 g2 d4 c2 e4 g2
   fis4 e2 e4 a,2 c4 b2.( a2) d4
   g2 g4 b2 b4 c2 a4 g4( g)
   fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2 d4 g2
   d4
   g,2 b4 d2 b4 c2 e4 f2
   fis4 e2 e4 a,2 cis4 d2( e4 fis d) d
   b2 d4 g,2 b4 c2 e4 g2
   fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2.
   g2. c, b' fis2
   \key b \major
   \new Voice = bassDivisi { \voiceTwo
   \transpose g b {
   d4
   g2. b4 d2. b,4 c2. e4 g2.
   fis4 e2. e4 a,2. cis4 d2.( e4 fis2 d4) d
   b,2. d4 g,2. b,4 c2. e4 g2.
   fis4 e2. e4 d2( e4) fis g2.( c4 g,2.)
   g4 c b, a, r8 g, g,1 ~ g,
   }
}}

accomp=\chordmode {
   r4 g2 g4:/b g2:/d b4:7 c2 c4:6/e g2
   d4:/fis e2.:m a2:9 a4:/cis d2. d2.:7
}



stanzaa = \lyricmode {
   \set stanza = "1."
   A -- ma -- zing Grace, how sweet the sound
   That saved a wretch like me;__
   I once was lost, but now am found,
   Was blind but now I see.

   \set stanza = "2."
   'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
   And grace my fears re -- lieved;
   How pre -- cious did that grace ap -- pear
   The hour I first be -- lieved.

   \set stanza = "3."
   Thro' ma -- ny dan -- gers, toils and snares
   I have al -- rea -- dy come;
   'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
   And grace will lead me home.
   %bridge
   Lead us home, Lord!

   \set stanza = "4."
   When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
   Bright shin -- ing as the sun,
   We've no less days to sing God's praise
   Than when we first be -- gun!
   %tag
   We've on -- ly just be -- gun!!
}
tenorwords = \lyricmode {
   When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
}
bariwords = \lyricmode {
   When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
   Bright shi -- ning as the sun
}
basswords = \lyricmode {

   When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
   Bright shin -- ing as the sun,
   We've no less days to sing God's praise
   Than when we first be -- gun!
}
\score {
  % \transpose g ees
\context ChoirStaff <<
         \context ChordNames \accomp
       \unset ChoirStaff.melismaBusyProperties
      \context Staff ="upper"  { \clef "G" <<
          \global
          \tenor
          \lead
      >>}
       \new Lyrics \with{ alignAboveContext = "upper" } \lyricsto
"tenorDivisi" \tenorwords

      \lyricsto "lead" \context Lyrics = "stanza-1" {
          %\set stanza = "1."
              \stanzaa }

      \context Staff = "lower"  { \clef "F"<<
          \global
          \bari
          \bass
      >>}
      \new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "lower" } \lyricsto
"bariDivisi" \bariwords
   \new Lyrics \with { alignBelowContext = "lower" } \lyricsto
"bassDivisi" \basswords
  >>




   \layout{
       indent = 0.0\pt
       \context {
           \ChordNames
           \override ChordName  #'style = #'american
           chordChanges = ##t
           }
   }
   \midi {
       \context {
     \Score
     tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 60 2)
     }
}}
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