need some lyrics alignment in a melisma

[Ted Walther]

Hi.  I'm typing in some Sacred Harp music.  Is there a way to make a
word in a melisma be aligned the same as words that are tied to a single
note?

See, in the four part music, for long stretches people might be singing
the music in the same time, but one voice might use two short notes to
sing the word while all the other voices are singing the same word on
one long note.

I would like the start of this word to line up across all the voices.
Right now the word seems to be centered inside the melisma (or slur).

Is there a way to fix this?

Ted

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