Robyn Jaquiery
Hymns on Sunday, 19 February 2023
Hymns inspired by Psalm 150, Praise God in his sanctuary, feature in this week’s programme. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 12 February 2023
In our final programme of Summer Hymn Requests you can hear the Seafarers’ Hymn (Eternal Father), Stuart Townend’s O, my soul, arise and a setting of Psalm 150 to mark the 100th birthday of the Lawton… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 5 February 2023
Sing along this week to Shirley Murray's God bless our land, written especially to mark Waitangi Day. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 29 January 2023
Back in the 1920s, Rev William Fullerton from Belfast set a hymn he’d written to a traditional Irish tune: Londonderry Air. You can hear the result in this week’s programme. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 22 January 2023
There's nothing quite like the sound of a Welsh male voice choir singing hymns! Hear the Treorchy Male Choir sing Isaac Watts' hymn When I survey the wondrous cross in this week's programme of… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 15 January 2023
A setting of Psalm 23, a hymn by New Zealand writer Joy Cowley and a confirmation hymn - just some of the listener requests in this week's programme. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 8 January 2023
Hymns sung at weddings and memories of enthusiastic school singing are some of the inspirations behind our listener requests this week. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 1 January 2023
Summer Requests programmes begin today, with listener choices including All creatures of our God and king and In Christ alone. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 25 December 2022
Lots of well-known favourites in this Christmas Day edition of Hymns on Sunday. Sing along with choirs from New Zealand and around the world. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 18 December 2022
Carols for the Fourth Sunday in Advent include Love came down at Christmas and It came upon a midnight clear. And we remember New Zealand hymn writer and composer Colin Gibson MNZM. Video, Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 11 December
Rejoice! It's Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete is 'rejoice' in Latin). Hymns include Tell out my soul, the Pohutukawa Carol and an arrangement of The First Nowell for brass band. Video, Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 4 December 2022
When hymn writer Shirley Murray was on an editorial panel preparing a collection of NZ-written carols in the 1990s, she found there weren't many with an Advent theme. So she wrote one! You can hear… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 27 November 2022
The season of Advent begins today – a time of waiting and expectation leading up to Christmas. Sing along to favourite Advent hymns including O come, Emmanuel and Come, thou long-expected Jesus. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 20 November 2022
The Feast of Christ the King is a relatively recent addition to the liturgical calendar, introduced by Pope Pius XI in 1925. We’re celebrating the occasion with hymns including Rejoice! The Lord is… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 13 November 2022
November 13 is World Day of the Poor in the Catholic liturgical calendar. We’re marking the date with Graham Kendrick’s Beauty for Brokenness and Bread for the World by Bernadette Farrell. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 6 November 2022
The hymns of 20th century hymn writer Fred Kaan have a strong focus on peace, unity and social justice. You can hear some in this week’s programme: For the healing of the nations and O Holy Spirit. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 30 October 2022
Hymns for All Saints' Day and Reformation Day in this week's programme, and there's a spiritual from Auckland's The Graduate Choir which is celebrating its 21st birthday this year. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 23 October 2022
We’re marking World Mission Sunday this week with hymns including Dan Schutte’s I, the Lord of sea and sky and the traditional spiritual Who’ll be a witness for my Lord? Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 16 October 2022
Brass bands and hymn tunes go so well together! In this week’s programme, you can hear a spine-tingling rendition of Joseph Parry’s Aberystwyth played by Christchurch band Woolston Brass. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 9 October 2022
We're celebrating 150 years since the birth of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams in this week's programme. Find out how this 'cheerful agnostic' had a major impact on 20th century western… Audio