Hymns

Sing along this week to some well-known favourites including And can it be and Praise to the Lord, the Almighty. And add in some new favourites with Bernadette Farrell’s God beyond all names and O… Video, Audio

Brighten your Sunday morning with some light-related hymns. This week's programme includes John Henry Newman's Lead, kindly light and the South African hymn Siyahamba (We are walking in the light of… Audio

We're marking the final day of Maori Language Week with hymns sung by the New Zealand Youth Choir and Auckland choir Viva Voce. And there's a powerful rendition of Ma te marie from Stan Walker with… Video, Audio

A mix of 'ancient and modern' in today's selection of hymns, from John Neale's translation of an early Latin hymn (Christ is made the sure foundation) to Shirley Murray's God bless our land. Audio

Some hymns to celebrate the ever-increasing signs of Spring; Henry Baker's setting of Psalm 23 The king of love my shepherd is; and a 7-verse rendition of Charles Wesley's O for a thousand tongues by… Audio

Hymns about pilgrims and pilgrimage feature this week, including Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart, and John Bunyan's He who would valiant be. Audio

Beautiful tunes abound in this week's programme, with hymns including Morning has broken, Jesu the very thought of thee, and John Rutter's The peace of God. Audio

Hymn tunes that started life as folksongs feature in today's programme. And we mark The Assumption of Mary into Heaven with some Marian hymns - the feast day is celebrated on August 15th in the… Audio

The Feast of the Transfiguration is coming up on 6 August in the liturgical calendar of some Christian traditions. We mark the date with some transfiguration-themed hymns, including Immortal,… Audio

A hymn from the Foundling Hospital Hymnbook in the programme this week. Back in the mid-18th century, the chapel there was the place to go for your Sunday sermon, with music provided by the likes of… Audio

We’ve hymns with a Welsh theme this week, including William Williams’ stirring hymn Guide me, O thou great Redeemer. Audio

Hymns 'ancient and modern' today, from the early Greek hymn Hail, Gladdening Light to Michael Perry's Like a mighty river flowing. Audio

There's a focus on the tune in this episode, with some well-known melodies by Beethoven, Handel, Haydn and Holst. Audio

Warm your voices on these cold winter mornings with some singing! Hymns in this episode include O for a thousand tongues to sing, Robert Lowry's How shall I keep from singing, and Let all the world in… Audio

Today we're marking Matariki, midwinter and the Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants. Audio

It's Trinity Sunday, and this week's selection begins with Reginald Heber's great Trinitarian hymn Holy, holy, holy. There's also a hymn by New Zealand composer Jenny McLeod, and a contemporary… Audio

Our Pentecost Sunday selection begins with plainchant from the 9th century - Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire - and moves through the centuries to Bernadette Farrell's 20th century hymn Spirit of… Audio

It's Ascension Sunday today - listen out for Hail the day that sees him rise, and New Zealander Marnie Barrell's hymn Christ ascends to God. We also mark the recent death of New Zealand music educator… Audio

In today's programme a Jewish cantor and a Methodist minister join forces, we've settings of Psalms 34 and 148, and there are hymns by New Zealand hymn writers Shirley Murray and David Burt. Audio

This week's programme gets off to a great start with the Huddersfield Choral Society's rousing rendition of Crown Him with many crowns. You can also hear hymns with a theme of light including Lead,… Audio