Stanza number placing question

[Zoltan Selyem]

Hi all,

When the lyrics begin with a stanza number, the number doesn't take up
space in the score (as it can be seen in the attached example).

When the stanza number is in the middle of a line, the number does
take up space, moving the notes apart from the previous bar line.
This makes sense in most cases, but with no lyrics in the previous
measure, it would look better to place the stanza number before the
bar line. Is there a way to achieve this?

You can see the difference in the center of the attached pictures,
right after the repeat sign.

Thank you in advance for your answers.

Zoltan

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