\version "2.19.42" global = { \key c \minor \time 4/4 \partial 4 } mus.main = \relative { \global \voiceOne g4 c4. 8 \oneVoice 4 b \voiceOne d1 as2 g4 d es es } mus.alt = \relative { \global \voiceTwo g4~ 4 8 c \hideNotes c4 b \unHideNotes d2. f,4 as4 8 8 g4 d8 d es2 } lyr.main = \lyricmode { Im An -- fan -- ge schuf Gott Him -- mel und Er -- de; } lyr.alt = \lyricmode { In the be -- gin -- ning God cre -- a -- ted the heaven and the earth; } \score { << \new Staff << \clef bass \new Voice = "main" \with { autoBeaming = ##f } { \mus.main } \new Voice = "alt" \with { autoBeaming = ##f fontSize = -2 } { \mus.alt } >> \new Lyrics \lyricsto "main" { \lyr.main } \new Lyrics \with { \override LyricText.font-shape = #'italic } \lyricsto "alt" { \lyr.alt } >> }