On Mon 22 Sep 2025 at 14:23:10 (-0400), James Teitsma wrote:
> I'm wondering how to force the lyrics in a hymn to all left justify (which
> would result in moving the notes):
I have these definitions in my library file, for moving the odd lyric
where appropriate:
ll = \lyricmode { \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT }
cc = \lyricmode { \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #CENTER }
rr = \lyricmode { \once \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #RIGHT }
and use them in lyrics thus:
in \ll his hands
You can just use \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT at the
start of your lyrics. Not my style, though.
Cheers,
David.
