Hymns on Sunday

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. There's a bit of everything in this week's programme: new words to old tunes, old words to new tunes, as well as hymns from the 'best loved' category… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. Metrical psalms, a doxology and a chant from the Taizé tradition are included in this week's programm. And find out what happened to 16th century… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme, a hymn about church unity (Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided), as well as some St Francis of Assisi-related hymns to mark the 12th century… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. The image of a river comes up in several of our hymns this week, which include Like A River Glorious, and Let Justice Roll Down Like A River. Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this programme, we've a popular hymn from the Billy Graham crusades, there's an arrangement of the hymn tune Colne for brass band, and we mark the Feast… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week we've hymns by Shirley Murray and Bernadette Farrell, 'Brother' James Bain's setting of Psalm 23 (The Lord's My Shepherd), and a beautiful… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme some 20th century hymns, a psalm from the Scottish Psalter, and the story behind the American gospel hymn In the sweet by and by. Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. A spring hymn in today's programme (Shirley Murray's The spring has come), and a very familiar tune set to some less familiar words (Jan Struther's Lord of… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week's programme includes some 20th century classics, as well as a hymn from a few centuries earlier that was written to encourage some Methodists who… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Pilgrims make an appearance in this week's hymns, which include O Happy Band of Pilgrims, Light of the Lonely Pilgrim's Heart and He Who Would Valiant Be… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We're featuring women hymn writers and translators in this week's programme. Contemporary writers include New Zealanders Shirley Murray and Jocelyn… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Transfiguration Sunday this week, and we begin the programme with Charles Wesley's hymn Christ, whose glory fills the skies. Also in the programme… Read more Audio