lilypond plainsong

gistfile1.tex

\version "2.16.1"
stemOff = { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t }

\score {
  \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" }
  {
    \relative c'  {
    \cadenzaOn
    \stemOff 
    f4 g (a) r1 bes4 a a g a a2 \bar "|" 
    r1 g4 f g (a) g g2 \bar "||"
    }
  }
}

tick = \markup {
  \raise #2 \fontsize #-5 \musicglyph #"scripts.rvarcomma"
}
\markup {
    \column {
      \left-align {
        \line {
          *1 Hallelujah!
        }
        \line {
          Sing to the \concat {
            Lo \combine \tick rd 
          }
          a \concat {
            ne \combine \tick w
          } 
          song; *
        }
        \line {
            sing his praise in the congregation / of the \concat {
                f \combine \tick aithful.
            }
        }
        \null
        \line {
          2 Let Israel \concat {
            rejo \combine \tick ice
          } in his \concat {
            Ma \combine \tick ker;
          } *
        }
        \line {
          let the children of Zion be / joyful \concat {
            i \combine \tick n 
          } their King.
        }
      }
    }
}