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Vertical spacing of lyrics


From: Fr. Michael Gilmary
Subject: Vertical spacing of lyrics
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:37:47 -0500
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Hello!

I've set a piece of music and the stanzas of the lyrics are too close together for me.

I've looked into the documentation ... but my obtuseness prevents me from understanding just how to fix it. I'm including the code for the hymn.


TIA.

--
United in adoration of Jesus,


fr. michael gilmary, mma

Most Holy Trinity Monastery
67 Dugway Road
Petersham, MA 01366-9725


 \layout {
    \context {
    \Staff
     \remove "Time_signature_engraver" 
    }
  }
  
\score {
     \relative c' {
\set Score.timing = ##f
\key f \major
\time 2/4


f8 g \bar"|" a4 a8[ a] \bar"|" bes bes a4 f8[ g] \bar"|" a4 a \bar"|"\break 
bes8 bes a4 g \bar"|" g8[ g] f[ g] \bar"|" a4 a8[ g] \bar"|" f2 \bar"|." 

}

\addlyrics { 

\set stanza = "All: " “I am tru -- ly the Bread of Life, who will grant you 
life e -- ter -- nal, if you eat my Bo -- dy in faith.”
}
\addlyrics { 

\set stanza = "Priest: " Come and drink from this pre -- cious cup, which was 
min -- gled on the Lord’s cross and ob -- tain the par -- don of sins.
}

\addlyrics { 

\set stanza = "All: " Come re -- ceive the Son’s Bo -- dy now. Come in true 
faith. Drink his pure Blood. This, the Church pro -- claims sing -- ing praise.
}


\addlyrics { 

\set stanza = "Priest: " Ho -- ly, ho -- ly, the Church pro -- claims, Lord 
most ho -- ly, who for -- gives me by his pre -- cious Bo -- dy and Blood.
}

\addlyrics { 

\set stanza = "All: " Al -- le -- lu -- ia! Al -- le -- lu -- ia! 
Let us praise him who for -- gives us by his pre -- cious Bo -- dy and Blood.
}

\addlyrics { 

\set stanza = "Priest: " May your pur sac -- ri -- fice, O Lord, in -- ter -- 
cede for us at judg -- ment, when we stand be --fore your great throne.
}

\addlyrics { 

\set stanza = "All: " Al -- le -- lu -- ia! Al -- le -- lu -- ia! 
Now the Church sings hymns of glo -- ry, as we drink the Blood of the Lord.
}



}



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