diff --git a/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly b/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
index d0b04e2..58efd82 100644
--- a/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
+++ b/basic_format_and_style_settings.ly
@@ -121,16 +121,18 @@ override-stanza =
 #}
 )
 
-stanza =
-#(define-music-function (parser location stanzanumber) (number?)
+#(define (stanza . stanzanumbers)
 #{
   \once \override StanzaNumber.layer = 23 % set this to signal that there is a real stanza and no repeat signs
   \applyContext
   #(lambda (context)
-    (let* ((stanzanumber (ly:assoc-get 'forced-spacing (ly:context-grob-definition context 'StanzaNumber) stanzanumber))
-           (stanzastyle (ly:assoc-get 'style (ly:context-grob-definition context 'StanzaNumber)))
-           (formattedStanzaNumber (format #f (if (eq? stanzastyle 'roman) romanStanzaFormat stanzaFormat) stanzanumber)))
-        (ly:context-set-property! context 'stanza formattedStanzaNumber)))
+    (let* ((stanzanumber-override (ly:assoc-get 'forced-spacing (ly:context-grob-definition context 'StanzaNumber) #f))
+           (stanza-style (ly:assoc-get 'style (ly:context-grob-definition context 'StanzaNumber)))
+           (stanza-format (lambda (stanzanumber) (format #f (if (eq? stanza-style 'roman) romanStanzaFormat stanzaFormat) stanzanumber))))
+        (ly:context-set-property! context 'stanza
+          (string-join (map stanza-format
+                            (if stanzanumber-override (list stanzanumber-override) stanzanumbers))
+                        ", "))))
 #}
 )