Hymns
Hymns on Sunday, 28 August 2016
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
Hymns on Sunday for 21 August 2016
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
Hymns on Sunday, 14 August 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We're featuring women hymn writers and translators in this week's programme. Contemporary writers include New Zealanders Shirley Murray and Jocelyn… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 7 August 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Transfiguration Sunday this week, and we begin the programme with Charles Wesley's hymn Christ, whose glory fills the skies. Also in the programme… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 31 July 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some familiar favourites in today's programme, including Immortal Invisible, Amazing Grace, and Dear Lord and Father of Mankind. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 24 July 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week's programme begins with a great rendition of Crown Him with Many Crowns, sung by the Choir of Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. We've also hymns… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 17 July 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. The great hymn writer Charles Wesley features in this week's programme, with hymns including Father of Everlasting Grace, And can it be, and O For a Heart… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 10 July 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. There's a gentle start to this week's programme, with Eleanor Farjeon's hymn Morning Has Broken in an arrangement by John Rutter. The St Thomas Music Group… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 3 July 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this week's programme the Choir of Westminster Abbey sings Praise to the Holiest in the Height; we've Joseph Gilmore's hymn By His Hand set to a tune… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 26 June 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this week's programme you can hear psalm paraphrases, metrical psalms, New Zealand hymns, and a beautiful rendition of Handel Parker's hymn tune Deep… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 19 June 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's almost the shortest day, and to celebrate the middle of winter we've some hymns with a theme of darkness and light, as well as a couple carols of the… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 5 June 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some hymns by Frances Ridley Havergal this week, and the rather circuitous story of the origins of How great thou art. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 22 May 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Trinity Sunday, and our hymns to mark the day include Father most holy, Thou whose almighty word and of course, Reginald Heber's great Trinitarian… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 24 April 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this week's programme we've hymns with a peace theme, and we'll hear some of the hymns that were sung at the first official ANZAC Day services held… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 29 November 2015
This week's selection of traditional and modern hymns marks the first Sunday of the Advent season, and includes O Come Emmanuel, Light of Lights, and Come Thou Long-expected Jesus. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 25 October 2015
A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. This week we've a pilgrim theme, with hymns including Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart, and The shining shore. And no pilgrim theme would be… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 18 October 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some spirituals from the New Zealand Youth Choir in this week's programme, as well as several 20th century hymns including In Christ Alone by Keith Getty… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 20 September 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week we've some hymns to mark the Feast of the Cross, including In the cross of Christ I glory, The old rugged cross, and Lift high the cross. Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 6 September 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. English author Eleanor Farjeon is best known for her children's books, but she also wrote some hymns. This week's programme begins with one of them -… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 16 August 2015
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
