diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
index e73e020af..359c28eda 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ class SongXMLBuilder(object):
             The actual text of the verse to be stored.
         """
         #log.debug(u'add_verse_to_lyrics %s, %s\n%s' % (type, number, content))
-        verse = etree.SubElement(self.lyrics, u'verse', type=type, label=number)
+        verse = etree.Element(u'verse', type=type, label=number)
         verse.text = etree.CDATA(content)
+        self.lyrics.append(verse)
 
     def dump_xml(self):
         """