diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/importers/opspro.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/importers/opspro.py
index 957f16f81..5f423418b 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/importers/opspro.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/importers/opspro.py
@@ -98,13 +98,15 @@ class OpsProImport(SongImport):
         if lyrics:
             lyrics_text = lyrics.Lyrics
             # Remove whitespaces around the join-tag to keep verses joint
-            lyrics_text = re.sub('\w*\[join\]\w*', '[join]', lyrics_text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-            lyrics_text = re.sub('\w*\[splits?\]\w*', '[split]', lyrics_text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-            verses = lyrics_text.split('\r\n\r\n')
+            lyrics_text = re.sub('\s*\[join\]\s*', '[join]', lyrics_text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            lyrics_text = re.sub('\s*\[splits?\]\s*', '[split]', lyrics_text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            verses = re.split('\r\n\s*?\r\n', lyrics_text)
             verse_tag_defs = {}
             verse_tag_texts = {}
             chorus = ''
             for verse_text in verses:
+                if verse_text.strip() == '':
+                    continue
                 verse_def = 'v'
                 # Try to detect verse number
                 verse_number = re.match('^(\d+)\r\n', verse_text)
@@ -112,18 +114,21 @@ class OpsProImport(SongImport):
                     verse_text = re.sub('^\d+\r\n', '', verse_text)
                     verse_def = 'v' + verse_number.group(1)
                 # Detect verse tags
-                elif re.match('^.*?:\r\n', verse_text):
-                    tag_match = re.match('^(.*?)(\w.+)?:\r\n(.*)', verse_text)
-                    tag = tag_match.group(1)
-                    verse_text = tag_match.group(3)
-                    if 'refrain' in tag.lower():
+                elif re.match('^.+?\:\r\n', verse_text):
+                    tag_match = re.match('^(.+?)\:\r\n(.*)', verse_text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+                    tag = tag_match.group(1).lower()
+                    tag = tag.split(' ')[0]
+                    verse_text = tag_match.group(2)
+                    if 'refrein' in tag:
                         verse_def = 'c'
-                    elif 'bridge' in tag.lower():
+                    elif 'bridge' in tag:
                         verse_def = 'b'
                     verse_tag_defs[tag] = verse_def
-                elif re.match('^\(.*\)$', verse_text):
-                    tag_match = re.match('^\((.*)\)$', verse_text)
-                    tag = tag_match.group(1)
+                    verse_tag_texts[tag] = verse_text
+                # Detect tag reference
+                elif re.match('^\(.*?\)$', verse_text):
+                    tag_match = re.match('^\((.*?)\)$', verse_text)
+                    tag = tag_match.group(1).lower()
                     if tag in verse_tag_defs:
                         verse_text = verse_tag_texts[tag]
                         verse_def = verse_tag_defs[tag]
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ class OpsProImport(SongImport):
                     verse_text = re.sub('^\[slot\]\r\n', '', verse_text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
                 # Handle tags
                 # Replace the join tag with line breaks
-                verse_text = re.sub('\[join\]', '\r\n\r\n\r\n', verse_text)
+                verse_text = re.sub('\[join\]', '\r\n\r\n', verse_text)
                 # Replace the split tag with line breaks and an optional split
                 verse_text = re.sub('\[split\]', '\r\n\r\n[---]\r\n', verse_text)
                 # Handle translations
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_opsproimport.py b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_opsproimport.py
index 8289ae0dc..ec6dd14fb 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_opsproimport.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_opsproimport.py
@@ -43,43 +43,44 @@ class TestRecord(object):
         self.Field = field
         self.Value = value
 
+SONG_TEST_DATA1 = ('Refrein 2x:\r\n'
+'Kom zing een nieuw lied\r\n'
+'want dit is een nieuwe dag.\r\n'
+'Zet de poorten open en zing je lied voor Hem.\r\n'
+'[splits]\r\n'
+'Kom zing een nieuw lied\r\n'
+'Hij heeft je roep gehoord.\r\n'
+'En de trouw en liefde van God zijn ook voor jou!\r\n'
+' \r\n'
+'Hij glimlacht en schijnt zijn licht op ons.\r\n'
+'Hij redt ons en steunt ons liefdevol.\r\n'
+'Mijn Redder, mijn sterkte is de Heer.\r\n'
+'Deze dag leef ik voor Hem - en geef Hem eer!\r\n'
+' \r\n'
+'(refrein)\r\n'
+'\r\n'
+'Zijn goedheid rust elke dag op ons.\r\n'
+'Zijn liefde verdrijft de angst in ons.\r\n'
+'Mijn schuilplaats, mijn toevlucht is de Heer.\r\n'
+'Deze dag leef ik voor Hem - en geef Hem eer!\r\n'
+' \r\n'
+'(refrein)\r\n'
+'\r\n'
+'Bridge 3x:\r\n'
+'Breng dank aan de Heer jouw God.\r\n'
+'Geef eer met een dankbaar hart,\r\n'
+'Hij toont zijn liefde hier vandaag!\r\n'
+'[splits]\r\n'
+'Breng dank aan de Heer, jouw God.\r\n'
+'Geef eer met een dankbaar hart.\r\n'
+'Open je hart voor Hem vandaag!\r\n'
+'\r\n'
+'Ik zing een nieuw lied en breng Hem de hoogste eer\r\n'
+'want de nieuwe dag is vol zegen van de Heer!\r\n'
+'Ik zing een nieuw lied en breng Hem de hoogste eer.\r\n'
+'Zet je hart wijd open en zing je lied voor Hem!\r\n')
+
 
-RECORDSET_TEST_DATA = [TestRecord(1, 'TITLE', 'Amazing Grace'),
-                       TestRecord(1, 'AUTHOR', 'John Newton'),
-                       TestRecord(1, 'CCLISONGID', '12345'),
-                       TestRecord(1, 'COMMENTS', 'The original version'),
-                       TestRecord(1, 'COPY', 'Public Domain'),
-                       TestRecord(
-                           1, 'LYRICS',
-                           'Amazing grace! How&crlf;sweet the sound&crlf;That saved a wretch like me!&crlf;'
-                           'I once was lost,&crlf;but now am found;&crlf;Was blind, but now I see.&crlf;&crlf;'
-                           '\'Twas grace that&crlf;taught my heart to fear,&crlf;And grace my fears relieved;&crlf;'
-                           'How precious did&crlf;that grace appear&crlf;The hour I first believed.&crlf;&crlf;'
-                           'Through many dangers,&crlf;toils and snares,&crlf;I have already come;&crlf;'
-                           '\'Tis grace hath brought&crlf;me safe thus far,&crlf;'
-                           'And grace will lead me home.&crlf;&crlf;The Lord has&crlf;promised good to me,&crlf;'
-                           'His Word my hope secures;&crlf;He will my Shield&crlf;and Portion be,&crlf;'
-                           'As long as life endures.&crlf;&crlf;Yea, when this flesh&crlf;and heart shall fail,&crlf;'
-                           'And mortal life shall cease,&crlf;I shall possess,&crlf;within the veil,&crlf;'
-                           'A life of joy and peace.&crlf;&crlf;The earth shall soon&crlf;dissolve like snow,&crlf;'
-                           'The sun forbear to shine;&crlf;But God, Who called&crlf;me here below,&crlf;'
-                           'Shall be forever mine.&crlf;&crlf;When we\'ve been there&crlf;ten thousand years,&crlf;'
-                           'Bright shining as the sun,&crlf;We\'ve no less days to&crlf;sing God\'s praise&crlf;'
-                           'Than when we\'d first begun.&crlf;&crlf;'),
-                       TestRecord(2, 'TITLE', 'Beautiful Garden Of Prayer, The'),
-                       TestRecord(
-                           2, 'LYRICS',
-                           'There\'s a garden where&crlf;Jesus is waiting,&crlf;'
-                           'There\'s a place that&crlf;is wondrously fair,&crlf;For it glows with the&crlf;'
-                           'light of His presence.&crlf;\'Tis the beautiful&crlf;garden of prayer.&crlf;&crlf;'
-                           'Oh, the beautiful garden,&crlf;the garden of prayer!&crlf;Oh, the beautiful&crlf;'
-                           'garden of prayer!&crlf;There my Savior awaits,&crlf;and He opens the gates&crlf;'
-                           'To the beautiful&crlf;garden of prayer.&crlf;&crlf;There\'s a garden where&crlf;'
-                           'Jesus is waiting,&crlf;And I go with my&crlf;burden and care,&crlf;'
-                           'Just to learn from His&crlf;lips words of comfort&crlf;In the beautiful&crlf;'
-                           'garden of prayer.&crlf;&crlf;There\'s a garden where&crlf;Jesus is waiting,&crlf;'
-                           'And He bids you to come,&crlf;meet Him there;&crlf;Just to bow and&crlf;'
-                           'receive a new blessing&crlf;In the beautiful&crlf;garden of prayer.&crlf;&crlf;')]
 SONG_TEST_DATA = [{'title': 'Amazing Grace',
                    'verses': [
                        ('Amazing grace! How\nsweet the sound\nThat saved a wretch like me!\nI once was lost,\n'
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ class TestOpsProSongImport(TestCase):
         song.Version = '1'
         song.Origin = '...'
         lyrics = MagicMock()
-        lyrics.Lyrics = 'sd'
+        lyrics.Lyrics = SONG_TEST_DATA1
         lyrics.Type = 1
         lyrics.IsDualLanguage = True
         importer.finish = MagicMock()