Hymns on Sunday

There's a focus on the pipe organ in today's selection of traditional and modern hymns. Our recordings include organs from Westminster Abbey, St John's Church, Elora, Wells Cathedral, and St Paul's… Read more Audio

A hymn to celebrate the first signs of Spring begins today's selection of traditional and modern hymns - Eleanor Farjeon's Morning has broken. There's also a contemporary setting of Charles Wesley's… Read more Audio

There's a theme of 'mercy' running through today's selection of traditional and modern hymns. Hymns include Spirit of mercy, truth and love from the Foundling Hospital Hymnbook, Frederick Faber's… Read more Audio

It's Transfiguration Sunday this week, commemorating the New Testament event when Jesus is transfigured: "His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light" [Matt 17:2].
We're… Read more Audio

In this week's selection, you can hear hymns of comfort and calm, hymns related to St Francis of Assisi (the patron saint of all creatures), and a joyful setting of Psalm 47 - O clap your hands… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We've hymns about singing in this week's programme - a great thing to do on a cold winter's morning! Hymns include O for a thousand tongues to sing, How… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme you can hear a hymn that resulted from the efforts of a Jewish cantor and a Methodist preacher, metrical settings of psalms 34 and… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some 20th century classics in today's programme, including David Evans' hymn Be still, for the presence of the Lord. There's also evening hymns, and listen… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We've hymns by Frances Ridley Havergal this week, hymns that use the imagery of a river, and the story (full of twists and turns) of the origins of How… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Trinity Sunday, and our Trinitarian hymns include Thou Whose Almighty Word and St Patrick's Breastplate, as well as Reginald Heber's great hymn Holy,… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Queen's Birthday Weekend, and today we'll hear a couple of the Queen's favourite hymns. There are also hymns to mark Pentecost Sunday, including… Read more Audio