Hymns on Sunday

Today there's music from the Taize tradition, psalms from the Genevan and Scottish psalters, and some hymns from the Olney Hymnbook by John Newton and his friend William Cowper. Read more Audio

We're playing favourites today! The BBC's Songs of Praise has just revealed the UK's 10 favourite hymns, and we'll be counting them down to Number One. See if your favourites are there. Read more Video, Audio

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… Read more 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… Read more 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… Read more 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. Read more 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… Read more 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. Read more 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. Read more 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… Read more 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,… Read more 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… Read more Audio