bars not getting placed correctly

[Tim Litwiller]

I've been working on this piece, it is set in 4/4 time and rather than 
start as I think it should with a whole measure it places a 1/4 note and 
then the first bar.  That throws the bars off for the whole song.

here is a scan of the music I am working from
http://www.litwiller.net/images/powerintheblood.jpg


\header {
        filename = "PowerInTheBlood.ly"
        enteredby = "Gordon Gilbert"
        composer = "Lewis E. Jones, 1865-1936"
        poet = "Lewis E. Jones, 1865-1936"
        date =""
        title = "There is Power In The Blood"
        subsubtitle =  "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb. -Rev. 12:11"
        metre = " "
        meter = \metre
        copyright = "Public Domain"
        style = "Hymn"
        mutopiacomposer = \composer
        mutopiapoet=\poet
        maintainer = "Gordon Gilbert"
        maintainerEmail = "address@hidden"
        lastupdated = "2005/Dec/14"
}

\version "2.11.32"

\paper {

        #(set-paper-size "letter")
        line-width = 180\mm
        %line-width = #(- line-width (* mm  3.000000))
        between-system-space = 1\mm
        force-assignment = #""
        between-system-padding = #1
        % ragged-bottom=##f
        % ragged-last-bottom=##f
}
global= {
  \time 4/4
  \key bes \major
   #(set-global-staff-size 17)
   \set Staff.minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-4 . 4)
   \partial 4
   \skip 1 * 20 \bar "||"
    
}

sop = \context Voice = "sop"    {
        \relative c'  {
        \voiceOne
        \aikenHeads
        \autoBeamOff
        %\set fontSize = #2.5
        f4 f8 f f4 f8 f | 
        g4 g8 g f4. bes8 | 
        a4 c8. b16 c2 |
        bes4 d8. cis16 d2 |
        f,4 f8 f f4 f8 f |
        g4 g8 g f4. bes8 |
        a4 a8. a16 c4 bes8 a |
        bes2. f8 ^ \markup { \large \italic "Refrain"} bes | 
        d2 d |
        c8 bes bes g f4 a8. bes16 |
        c2( c4) bes8. c16 |
        d2( d4) f,8 bes8 |
        d2 d2 |
        c8 bes bes g f4 a8. bes16 |
        c4. es8 d4 c8. c16 |
        bes2. bes4\rest
        }
}

alto=\context Voice = "alto"   {
        \relative c'  {
        \voiceTwo
        \aikenHeads
        \autoBeamOff
        %\set fontSize = #2.5
        d4 d8 d d4 d8 d |
        ees4 ees8 ees d4. f8 |
        f4 f8. f16 f4( ees) |
        d f8. ees16 f2 |
        d4 d8 d8 d4 d8 d |
        ees4 ees8 ees d4. f8 |
        f4 f8. f16 ees4 d8 c |
        d2. d8 d |
        f2 f |
        g8 g g ees d4 c8. d16 |
        ees2( d4) d8. e16 |
        f2( f4) d8 d8 |
        f2 f |
        g8 g g ees d4 c8. d16 |
        ees4. g8 f4 ees8. ees16 |
        d2. bes'4\rest
        }
}
        
tenor = \context Voice = "tenor"   {
        \relative c'  {
        \voiceOne
        \aikenHeads
        \autoBeamOff
        %\set fontSize = #2.0
        bes4 bes8 bes bes4 bes8 bes |
        bes4 bes8 bes bes4. d8 |
        c4 a8. gis16 a2 |
        f4 bes8. bes16 bes2 |
        bes4 bes8 bes bes4 bes8 bes |
        bes4 bes8 bes8 bes4. d8 |
        c4 c8. c16 a4 f8 f |
        f2. bes8 bes |
        bes4 bes8 bes bes2 |
        bes8 bes bes bes bes4 c,4\rest |
        c4\rest a'8. a16 a4 c,4\rest |
        c4\rest bes'8. bes16 bes4 bes8 bes |
        bes4 bes8 bes bes2 |
        ees8 ees ees bes bes4 c8. bes16 |
        a4. c8 bes4 a8. a16|
        <bes f>2. d,4\rest
}
}

bass = \context Voice = "bass"   {
        \relative c  {
        \voiceTwo
        \aikenHeads
        \autoBeamOff
        %\set fontSize = #1.5
        bes4 bes8 bes bes4 bes8 bes |
        ees4 ees8 ees bes4. bes8 |
        f'4 f8. f16 f2 |
        bes,4 bes8. bes16 bes2 |
        bes4 bes8 bes bes4 bes8 bes |
        ees4 ees8 ees bes4. bes8 |
        f'4 f8. f16 f4 f8 f |
        bes,2. bes8 bes |
        bes4 d8 f bes2 |
        ees,8 ees ees ees bes4 c4\rest |
        c4\rest f8. f16 f4 c4\rest |
        c4\rest bes8. bes16 bes4 bes8 bes |
        bes4 d8 f bes2 |
        ees,8 ees ees ees bes4 f'8. f16 |
        f4. f8 f4 f8. f16 |
        bes,2. d4\rest
}
}

%accomp=\chordmode {}

stanzaa = \lyricmode {
        Would you be free from the bur -- den of sin?
        There's power in the Blood,
        Power in the Blood;
        Would you o'er e -- vil a vic -- to -- ry win?
        There's won -- der -- ful power in the Blood.
        
        There is power, power, won -- der work -- ing power
        In the Blood of the Lamb;
        There is power, power, won -- der work -- ing power
        In the Pre -- cious Blood of the Lamb.
}

stanzab = \lyricmode {
        Would you be free from your pas -- sion and pride?
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
        Come for a clean -- sing to Cal -- va -- ry's tide?
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
}

stanzac = \lyricmode {
        Would you be whit -- er, much whit -- er than snow?
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
        Sin -- stains are lost in its life -- giv -- ing flow;
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
}

stanzad = \lyricmode {
        Would you do serv -- ice for Je -- sus your King?
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
        Would you live dai -- ly His prais -- es to sing?
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
}
stanzae = \lyricmode {
        
}

stanzaf = \lyricmode {
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
        _ _ _ there is power
        _ _ _ _ _ In the blood 
        of the Lamb; 
        _ _ _ there is power
        
}

\score {        %\transpose bes g
           \context ChoirStaff <<
                %\context ChordNames \accomp
                \unset ChoirStaff.melismaBusyProperties 
                \context Staff ="upper"  { 
                \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() 
                \override Staff.Rest  #'style = #'classical
                \clef "G" 
                        << \global \sop \alto 
                \new Devnull="bass"  \bass
                >>}
                
                \lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-1" {
                        \set stanza = "1."
                                \stanzaa }
                \lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-2" {
                        \set stanza = "2."
                                \stanzab }
                \lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-3" {
                        \set stanza = "3."
                                \stanzac }
                \lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-4" {
                        \set stanza = "4."
                                \stanzad }
                \lyricsto "bass" \context Lyrics = "stanza-6" {
                                \stanzaf }
                                % room for more stanzas
        %       \lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-5" {
        %               \set stanza = "5."
        %                       \stanzae }
        %       \lyricsto "sop" \context Lyrics = "stanza-6" {
        %               \set stanza = "6."
        %                       \stanzaf }
                \context Staff = "lower"  { 
                        \override Staff.Rest  #'style = #'classical
                        \clef "F"
                        << \global \tenor \bass >>}

        >>
        \layout{
                indent = 0.0\pt
                \context {
                        %\ChordNames
                        %\override ChordName  #'style = #'american
                        %chordChanges = ##t
                    }
        }
        
  \midi {
    \context {
      \Score
      tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 120 4)
      \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
      }
    }


}