Hymns on Sunday

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

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

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

Dedication hymns, spirituals, and a Charles Wesley favourite in this week's programme. And there's a hymn from the newly-released album Offering - it's a collection of gospel hymns performed by some… Read more Video, Audio

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

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 you don't hear… Read more Audio