Splitting lyric across tied notes

How do I split a lyric across a tied note so that it signals the consonant to sound at the end of the tie? e.g. lo-st. I have the same situation in parallel verses on the same notes. I want the consonants to sound on beat 2 of the second bar, but if I try to split the minim into 2 tied crotchets, it changes it back. I want to playback properly as well, to cheating with a slur doesn’t work. The underscore is a temporary workaround, but I don’t like it. Thanks in advance.


Then you want this?

Normally, you don’t split words into units that are smaller than syllables, unless it’s some kind of special effect. Singers will instinctively put ST at the end of the note duration.

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