Hymns on Sunday

A selection of traditional and modern hymns, including a hymn from the 13th century and a contemporary setting of Charles Wesley's well-known hymn Love Divine, All Loves Excelling. Read more Audio

Some hymns of hope in this week's programme, including Lord of all hopefulness, and Shirley Murray's Hope is our song. Read more Audio

We're into the period of Eastertide (the 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday) and today's programme includes some resurrection-themed hymns as well as hymns to mark ANZAC Day on 25 April. Read more Audio

Hugh Roberton's All in the April Evening, the Taize chant Sanctum Nomen Domini and an uplifting rendition of All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name by the Kansas City Chorale. Read more Audio

Some psalm-based hymns, an atmospheric setting of Amazing Grace, and Timothy Dudley-Smith's hymn O Christ the same, which is paired with a tune composer Hubert Parry described as "one of the most… Read more Audio

This Roman Catholic Mass from the Auckland Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph has Pa Peter Tipene as celebrant.  Read more Audio

It's Palm Sunday, and today's selection begins with a hymn that's been in use as a Palm Sunday processional hymn since the 10th century - All glory, laud and honour. Read more Audio

Some communion hymns in this week's programme, a psalm paraphrase from the Scottish Psalter, and we hear from hymn writers who prove that age is no barrier to trying something new. Read more Audio

Some of the great Easter hymns in this week's programme, including O sacred head, My song is love unknown, and When I survey the wondrous cross. Read more Audio

We're celebrating St David's Day (1 March), as well as the commemoration day for the founders of Methodism, John and Charles Wesley (3 March). Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme, we've two quite different settings of Psalm 130, hymns for Lent, and we mark a very special occasion for the congregation of Oxford… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Marking the First Sunday in Lent today, you can hear George Smyttan's hymn Forty Days and Forty Nights along with a beautiful Lenten anthem from the 16th… Read more Audio