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2:30 AM.There's a reflective feel to this week's episode, with hymns by Bernadette Farrell (God Beyond All Names, and O God, You Search Me), and a beautiful setting of Be Still, My Soul by New Zealand… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 AM.Two millennium-related hymns in today's programme: New Zealander Jocelyn Marshall's God of Ages was one of the 16 top hymns selected in a British Millennium Hymn Competition back in 2000. And Howard… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.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 we should hear… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.The programme includes some psalm-based hymns, an atmospheric setting of Amazing Grace, and Timothy Dudley-Smith's hymn, O Christ the same, which is paired with a tune composer Hubert Parry described… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Today's Easter Day Church service, repeated from 2017, is from Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland. This Anglican service is conducted by the Right Rev. Ross Bay, Bishop of Auckland.  Read more Audio, Gallery

2:30 AM.It's Easter Sunday, so expect plenty of hymns with 'Alleluias'! Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Palm Sunday favourites today, including All glory, laud and honour, and Ride on, ride on in majesty. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Some of the great hymns for the weeks leading up to Easter today, including My song is love unknown, O sacred head, and When I survey the wondrous cross. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.It's the fourth Sunday in Lent - Laetare Sunday. Laetare means 'rejoice' in Latin, and there's a good selection of uplifting hymns in today's programme. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Psalm settings, hymns for Lent and some Irish hymns today - looking ahead to St Patrick's Day on 17 March. Read more Video, Audio

2:30 AM.It's hymns by her today - we focus on women hymn writers, including contemporary writers Shirley Murray and Bernadette Farrell. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Many occasions to mark in today's programme: It's the first Sunday in Lent; it's also St David's Day; and coming up on 3 March in the liturgical calendar is the commemoration day for John and Charles… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Maori hymns, hymns from the Scottish Psalter, 20th century hymns and a hymn tune described by composer Edward Elgar as "the finest in English hymnody" - all in today's programme. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Sing along today to hymns about singing God's praises, including Charles Wesley's O for a thousand tongues to sing, Psalm 96 O sing unto the Lord a new song, and Robert Lowry's How can I keep from… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.It's our final Summer Requests programme today, and the list includes favourite hymns Crown him with many crowns, Abide with me, and When I survey the wondrous cross. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Today's listener requests programme includes George Herbert's setting of Psalm 23 - The God of love my shepherd is and a contemporary setting of Charles Wesley's famous hymn Love divine, all loves… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Among today's selection of listener requests are old hymns that have be given new tunes, a setting of Psalm 23 by Joseph Gilmore, and a popular American gospel song from the 1960s, Because He lives. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.In this programme of listener requests you can hear some Taizé music, traditional and contemporary setting of psalms, and a brass band arrangement of the hymn tune Deep Harmony. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.In our Hymn Requests programme today you can hear several hymns by Charles Wesley (and a tune by his grandson), as well as hymns inspired by the psalms. And we add 'Orlington' to the ever-growing… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Hear some of Hymns on Sunday listeners' favourite hymns today in the second Summer Hymn Requests programme. Choices include a hymn with a traditional Ghanaian tune, as well as another setting of Psalm… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.It's the first of our Summer Hymn Requests today. Listener choices include Hail, Queen of Heaven (to mark the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary coming up on 1 January), as well as Christmas carols All… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.If you haven’t had the chance to have a good Christmas singalong yet, then today’s programme is especially for you! Lots of the well-known carols, with a sprinkling of ones you'll want to get to know… Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Sing some New Zealand Christmas carols this week including one that features pohutukawa, New Zealand's Christmas tree. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.Celebrate the season of Advent today with Shirley Murray's Look towards Christmas, and an atmospheric rendition of Gabriel's Message performed by children's choir Gondwana Voices. Read more Audio

2:30 AM.It's the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of a season of waiting and expectation leading up to Christmas. And the time to sing all those great Advent hymns - including O come, Emmanuel and Come,… Read more Audio