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Hymns of thankfulness in today's selection, along with some season-appropriate harvest hymns. Audio

Hymns by the 'father of English hymnody' Isaac Watts, New Zealand hymn writer Jocelyn Marshall and composer of contemplative chants, Margaret Rizza feature in this episode. And find out which hymn… Audio

It's a celebration of psalms in this episode, with settings of Psalm 48, Psalm 96 and Psalm 121. We're also marking Waitangi Day with a hymn by Shirley Murray: God bless our land. Audio

Plenty of Advent carols and hymns today to mark the first Sunday of the season, including an atmospheric rendition of O Come, O Come Emmanuel from the Choir of Wellington Cathedral. Audio

Hymns with a Welsh connection feature in the programme. You'll hear the traditional Welsh tune Ar hyd y nos, as well as William Williams' great hymn Guide me, O thou great Redeemer. Audio

Hear New Zealand choirs The Handel Quire and The Celebration Singers in today's programme. And there's a special massed choir performance of For all the saints from Professor Peter Godfrey's memorial… Audio

Hymns from across the centuries today, from Jerusalem the golden written by 12th century Benedictine monk Bernard of Cluny to Michael Perry's 1980s hymn Like a mighty river flowing. Audio

Celebrate the official start of Spring with hymns on Nature, including Shirley Murray's The Spring has come and For the beauty of the earth by Folliott Pierpoint. Audio

Hymns of hope and hymns on prayer feature in today's programme, including Anonymous 4's a capella version of the gospel hymn Sweet hour of prayer. Audio

Hymns of thankfulness feature in today's programme, along with several settings of the Psalms. Audio