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}
\line { O sacrum convivium }
\line { in quo Christus sumitur, }
\line { recolitur memoria passionis ejus, }
\line { mens impletur gratia, }
\line { futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur. }
\line { Amen. }
}
\hspace #2
\column {
\line { \italic { O sacred feast } }
\line { \italic { in which Christ is received, } }
\line { \italic { the memory of His Passion is renewed, } }
\line { \italic { the mind is filled with grace, } }
\line { \italic { and a pledge of future glory is given to us. } }
\line { \italic { Amen. } }
}
\hspace #1
O sacrum convivium
in quo Christus sumitur,
recolitur memoria passionis ejus,
mens impletur gratia,
futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.
Amen.
String number extender lines
O sacred feast
in which Christ is received,
the memory of His Passion is renewed,
the mind is filled with grace,
and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
Amen.
Make an extender line for string number indications, showing that a series of notes is supposed
to be played all on the same string.
stringNumberSpanner =
#(define-music-function (parser location StringNumber) (string?)
#{
\override TextSpanner #'style = #'solid
\override TextSpanner #'font-size = #-5
\override TextSpanner #'(bound-details left stencil-align-dir-y) = #CENTER
\override TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = \markup { \circle \number #StringNum
#})
\relative c {
\clef "treble_8"
\stringNumberSpanner "5"
\textSpannerDown
a8\startTextSpan
b c d e f\stopTextSpan
\stringNumberSpanner "4"
g\startTextSpan a
bes4 a g2\stopTextSpan
}