Lyrics and centering

[Michael J Millett]

I am having a problem with the centering of lyrics, for which I was 
hoping to get some help.

I cannot get the words to center underneath the proper note when a tie 
is involved. For instance, if a note is tied, the word is centering 
underneath the Two notes, and not underneath only the first note of the 
tie, as it should. I've tried both \set ignoreMelismata = ##t and  \set 
melismaBusyProperties = #'(), but to no effect.

I am also getting the word not centered on the first beat of the second 
measure, where the first beat is part a slur.

One question in particular: Is it absolutely necessary use Lyricsto 
instead of the other lyric modes in order to get the centering I am 
trying to get?

So far, I haven't found any examples of this.

Thanks again for your help. This has certainly been the nicest user 
group I can remember being a part of :) That helps!

Michael