In The Hymnal 1982, when there are five or more stanzas in a hymn, the
editors often engrave a horizontal line under the number for a middle
stanza. I’m not sure what exactly to call this line; Google suggests
“wayfinding line,” “visual separator,” “stanza divider line,” or simply
“underscore.”

Here are two examples:

https://hymnary.org/hymn/EH1982/142

https://hymnary.org/hymn/EH1982/407

Below is my MWE reproducing the first example, Hymn 142.

Is my approach using \underline good?

Would others use a different approach, such as \draw-hline or \draw-line?

Gabriel

%%%  SNIPPET BEGINS

\version "2.25.80"

\layout {
  \context {
    \Lyrics
    \override StanzaNumber.font-series = #'normal
  }
}

% Add a space:
space = \markup \char ##x0020
thinSpace = \markup \char ##x2009
hairSpace = \markup \char ##x200A

\new Voice \relative {
  f'
}

\addlyrics {
  \set stanza = \markup \concat {
    \space 1 \space
  }
  Lord,
}

\addlyrics {
  \set stanza = \markup \concat {
    \space 2 \space
  }
  As
}

\addlyrics {
  \set stanza = \markup *\underline* \concat {
    \space 3 \space
  }
  As
}

\addlyrics {
  \set stanza = \markup \concat {
    \space 4 \space
  }
  And
}

\addlyrics {
  \set stanza = \markup \concat {
    \space 5 \space
  }
  A
}

%%%  SNIPPET ENDS

Reply via email to