Hymns

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Today we've the first of our Summer Requests programmes, with favourite hymns including All things bright and beautiful, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind… Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In our Christmas Day programme there are plenty of great carols to sing along to including Joy to the World, O Come All Ye Faithful and - for those with… Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week's programme marks the fourth Sunday of Advent, but we're sneaking in a few Epiphany hymns as well, including As With Gladness Men of Old and… Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this week's programme marking the third Sunday of Advent, you can hear the story behind Lewis Redner's tune 'St Louis', the first tune to be written for… Audio

For this second Sunday of the Advent season, our hymns include Shirley Murray's Look towards Christmas, People look East by Eleanor Farjeon, and a lovely arrangement of Gabriel's Message, sung by… Audio

It's the first Sunday of the Advent season, and this week's selection includes O Come Emmanuel, Jenny McLeod's Light of Lights, and Come Thou Long-expected Jesus by Charles Wesley. Audio

A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. This week we've hymns to mark Christ the King Sunday, and the upcoming St Clement's Day (the patron saint of metal workers and blacksmiths!) Audio

A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. We mark Remembrance Sunday this week with Isaac Watts' hymn O God, our help in ages past. And there's a prayer for peace by Taizé composer Margaret… Audio

A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. In this programme we're marking several recent dates in the liturgical calendar: All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and Reformation Day. So expect some… Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some peace-themed hymns in this week's programme, including Carl Daw's hymn O Day of Peace set to the tune 'Jerusalem', and John Rutter's benediction The… Audio

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… 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… 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… 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. 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… 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… 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. 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… 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… 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… Audio