diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py b/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
index 721b6ae23..da1778d65 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ from settingstab import SettingsTab
 from serviceitem import ServiceItem
 from serviceitem import ServiceItemType
 from serviceitem import ItemCapabilities
-from htmlbuilder import build_html
+from htmlbuilder import build_html, build_lyrics_format_css
 from toolbar import OpenLPToolbar
 from dockwidget import OpenLPDockWidget
 from theme import ThemeLevel, ThemeXML
diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py b/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
index d03b7f7cc..f65bfb1e3 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
@@ -263,13 +263,10 @@ def build_html(item, screen, alert, islive):
     `islive`
         Item is going live, rather than preview/theme building
     """
-    try:
-        webkitvers = float(QtWebKit.qWebKitVersion())
-    except AttributeError:
-        webkitvers = 0
     width = screen[u'size'].width()
     height = screen[u'size'].height()
     theme = item.themedata
+    webkitvers = webkit_version()
     if item.bg_frame:
         image = u'data:image/png;base64,%s' % image_to_byte(item.bg_frame)
     else:
@@ -284,9 +281,16 @@ def build_html(item, screen, alert, islive):
         build_lyrics_html(item, webkitvers))
     return html
 
+def webkit_version():
+    try:
+        webkitvers = float(QtWebKit.qWebKitVersion())
+    except AttributeError:
+        webkitvers = 0
+    return webkitvers
+
 def build_lyrics_css(item, webkitvers):
     """
-    Build the video display css
+    Build the lyrics display css
 
     `item`
         Service Item containing theme and location information
@@ -304,7 +308,6 @@ def build_lyrics_css(item, webkitvers):
 }
 .lyricscell { 
     display:table-cell; 
-    word-wrap: break-word; 
     %s
 }
 .lyricsmain { 
@@ -326,24 +329,9 @@ def build_lyrics_css(item, webkitvers):
     if theme:
         lyricstable = u'left: %spx; top: %spx;' % \
             (item.main.x(), item.main.y())
-        if theme.display_horizontalAlign == 2:
-            align = u'center'
-        elif theme.display_horizontalAlign == 1:
-            align = u'right'
-        else:
-            align = u'left'
-        if theme.display_verticalAlign == 2:
-            valign = u'bottom'
-        elif theme.display_verticalAlign == 1:
-            valign = u'middle'
-        else:
-            valign = u'top'
-        lyrics = u'width: %spx; height: %spx; text-align: %s; ' \
-            'vertical-align: %s; font-family: %s; font-size: %spt; ' \
-            'color: %s; line-height: %d%%;' % \
-            (item.main.width(), item.main.height(), align, valign, 
-            theme.font_main_name, theme.font_main_proportion, 
-            theme.font_main_color, 100 + int(theme.font_main_line_adjustment))
+        lyrics = build_lyrics_format_css(theme)
+        lyrics += u'width: %spx; height: %spx; ' % \
+            (item.main.width(), item.main.height())
         # For performance reasons we want to show as few DIV's as possible,
         # especially when animating/transitions. 
         # However some bugs in older versions of qtwebkit mean we need to 
@@ -360,8 +348,6 @@ def build_lyrics_css(item, webkitvers):
         # webkit-text-stroke was used. So use an offset text layer underneath. 
         # https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19728
         if theme.display_outline:
-            if webkitvers < 534.3:
-                lyrics += u' letter-spacing: 1px;'
             outline = u' -webkit-text-stroke: %sem %s; ' \
                 '-webkit-text-fill-color: %s; ' % \
                 (float(theme.display_outline_size) / 16,
@@ -383,6 +369,44 @@ def build_lyrics_css(item, webkitvers):
     lyrics_css = style % (lyricstable, lyrics, lyricsmain, outline, shadow)
     return lyrics_css
     
+def build_lyrics_format_css(theme):
+    """
+    Build the css which controls the theme format
+    Also used by renderer for splitting verses
+
+    `item`
+        Service Item containing theme and location information
+    
+    `webkitvers`
+        The version of qtwebkit we're using
+
+    """
+    if theme.display_horizontalAlign == 2:
+        align = u'center'
+    elif theme.display_horizontalAlign == 1:
+        align = u'right'
+    else:
+        align = u'left'
+    if theme.display_verticalAlign == 2:
+        valign = u'bottom'
+    elif theme.display_verticalAlign == 1:
+        valign = u'middle'
+    else:
+        valign = u'top'
+    lyrics = u'word-wrap: break-word; ' \
+        'text-align: %s; vertical-align: %s; font-family: %s; ' \
+        'font-size: %spt; color: %s; line-height: %d%%;' % \
+        (align, valign, theme.font_main_name, theme.font_main_proportion, 
+        theme.font_main_color, 100 + int(theme.font_main_line_adjustment))
+    if theme.display_outline:
+        if webkit_version() < 534.3:
+            lyrics += u' letter-spacing: 1px;'
+    if theme.font_main_italics:
+        lyrics += ' font-style:italic; '
+    if theme.font_main_weight == u'Bold':
+        lyrics += ' font-weight:bold; '
+    return lyrics
+    
 def build_lyrics_html(item, webkitvers):
     """
     Build the HTML required to show the lyrics
diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py b/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
index 41e547800..dae7c820a 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import logging
 
 from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore
 
-from openlp.core.lib import resize_image, expand_tags
+from openlp.core.lib import resize_image, expand_tags, build_lyrics_format_css
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -145,39 +145,20 @@ class Renderer(object):
                 text.append(line)
         doc = QtGui.QTextDocument()
         doc.setPageSize(QtCore.QSizeF(self._rect.width(), self._rect.height()))
-        df = doc.defaultFont()
-        df.setPointSize(self._theme.font_main_proportion)
-        df.setFamily(self._theme.font_main_name)
-        main_weight = 50
-        if self._theme.font_main_weight == u'Bold':
-            main_weight = 75
-        df.setWeight(main_weight)
-        doc.setDefaultFont(df)
         layout = doc.documentLayout()
         formatted = []
-        if self._theme.font_main_weight == u'Bold' and \
-            self._theme.font_main_italics:
-            shell = u'{p}{st}{it}%s{/it}{/st}{/p}'
-        elif self._theme.font_main_weight == u'Bold' and \
-            not self._theme.font_main_italics:
-            shell = u'{p}{st}%s{/st}{/p}'
-        elif self._theme.font_main_italics:
-            shell = u'{p}{it}%s{/it}{/p}'
-        else:
-            shell = u'{p}%s{/p}'
-        temp_text = u''
-        old_html_text = u''
+        shell = u'<div style="%s">' % build_lyrics_format_css(self._theme)
+        html_text = u''
+        styled_text = shell
         for line in text:
-            # mark line ends
-            temp_text = temp_text + line + line_end
-            html_text = shell % expand_tags(temp_text)
-            doc.setHtml(html_text)
-            # Text too long so gone to next mage
+            styled_text += expand_tags(line) + line_end
+            doc.setHtml(styled_text + u'</div>')
+            # Text too long so go to next page
             if layout.pageCount() != 1:
-                formatted.append(shell % old_html_text)
-                temp_text = line + line_end
-            old_html_text = temp_text
-        formatted.append(shell % old_html_text)
+                formatted.append(html_text)
+                styled_text = shell
+            html_text += line + line_end
+        formatted.append(html_text)
         log.debug(u'format_slide - End')
         return formatted
 
diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py b/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
index 134df0c42..0e8625ce7 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ class ServiceItem(object):
             self.themedata = self.render_manager.renderer._theme
             for slide in self._raw_frames:
                 before = time.time()
-                formated = self.render_manager \
+                formatted = self.render_manager \
                     .format_slide(slide[u'raw_slide'], line_break)
-                for page in formated:
+                for page in formatted:
                     self._display_frames.append(
                         {u'title': clean_tags(page),
                         u'text': clean_tags(page.rstrip()),