Hymns
Hymns on Sunday, 7 June 2020
It's Trinity Sunday, and this week's selection has hymns to mark the occasion including Reginald Heber's great Trinitarian hymn Holy, holy, holy. Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 31 May 2020
Hymns spanning 11 centuries in this week's programme to mark Pentecost Sunday. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 24 May 2020
Hymns to mark Ascension Sunday in today's edition, including Hail the day that sees him rise by Charles Wesley, and New Zealand hymn writer Marnie Barrell's Christ ascends to God. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 10 May 2020
There's a reflective feel to this week's episode, with hymns by Bernadette Farrell (God Beyond All Names, and O God, You Search Me), and a beautiful setting of Be Still, My Soul by New Zealand… Video, Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 3 May 2020
Two millennium-related hymns in today's programme: New Zealander Jocelyn Marshall's God of Ages was one of the 16 top hymns selected in a British Millennium Hymn Competition back in 2000. And Howard… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 26 April 2020
Today's selection includes hymns to mark Anzac Day on 25 April, there's a hymn tune by Arthur Sullivan (the music half of Gilbert and Sullivan) and a setting of Immortal, Invisible that we should hear… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 19 April 2020
The programme includes 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… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 12 April 2020
It's Easter Sunday, so expect plenty of hymns with 'Alleluias'! Audio
Hymns on Sunday 5 April 2020
Palm Sunday favourites today, including All glory, laud and honour, and Ride on, ride on in majesty. Audio
Hymns on Sunday 29 March 2020
Some of the great hymns for the weeks leading up to Easter today, including My song is love unknown, O sacred head, and When I survey the wondrous cross. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 22 March 2020
It's the fourth Sunday in Lent - Laetare Sunday. Laetare means 'rejoice' in Latin, and there's a good selection of uplifting hymns in today's programme. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 15 March 2020
Psalm settings, hymns for Lent and some Irish hymns today - looking ahead to St Patrick's Day on 17 March. Video, Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 8 March 2020
It's hymns by her today - we focus on women hymn writers, including contemporary writers Shirley Murray and Bernadette Farrell. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 1 March 2020
Many occasions to mark in today's programme: It's the first Sunday in Lent; it's also St David's Day; and coming up on 3 March in the liturgical calendar is the commemoration day for John and Charles… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 23 February 2020
Maori hymns, hymns from the Scottish Psalter, 20th century hymns and a hymn tune described by composer Edward Elgar as "the finest in English hymnody" - all in today's programme. Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 16 February 2020
Sing along today to hymns about singing God's praises, including Charles Wesley's O for a thousand tongues to sing, Psalm 96 O sing unto the Lord a new song, and Robert Lowry's How can I keep from… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 9 February 2020
It's our final Summer Requests programme today, and the list includes favourite hymns Crown him with many crowns, Abide with me, and When I survey the wondrous cross. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 2 February 2020
Today's listener requests programme includes George Herbert's setting of Psalm 23 - The God of love my shepherd is and a contemporary setting of Charles Wesley's famous hymn Love divine, all loves… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 26 January 2020
Among today's selection of listener requests are old hymns that have be given new tunes, a setting of Psalm 23 by Joseph Gilmore, and a popular American gospel song from the 1960s, Because He lives. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 19 January 2020
In this programme of listener requests you can hear some Taizé music, traditional and contemporary setting of psalms, and a brass band arrangement of the hymn tune Deep Harmony. Audio