Thomas Morley-2 wrote > don't put \new Lyrics _into_ the Staff. fully agree!
> Here two possibilities, depends on what you want: > > \score { > << > \new Staff = "top" \relative c' { > << > \new Voice = "sopVerse" { \sopVerse } > \new Voice = "altoVerse" { \altoVerse } > >> > << > \new Voice = "sopChorus" { \sopChorus } > \new Voice = "altoChorus" { \altoChorus } > >> > } > \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopVerse" { one two three } > \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopChorus" { four five six } >>> > } I'm not sure, but I guess Garrett wants the lyrics in a sequential line so I'd put \score { << \new Staff=top { << \new Voice = sopVerse \sopVerse \new Voice = altoVerse \altoVerse >> << \new Voice = sopChorus \sopChorus \new Voice = altoChorus \altoChorus >> } \new Lyrics =lyrics \lyricsto sopVerse { one two three } \context Lyrics =lyrics \lyricsto sopChorus { four five six } % Or \new ... to have the lyrics on different lines >> } Eluze -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Lyrics-to-hymn-new-user-tp152216p152523.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user