Hymns on Sunday Podcast Options

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. This week we're looking ahead to the feast of the Epiphany, with carols including Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness, and As With Gladness… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.We've some great carols for singing along to in this week's selection, including Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Ding Dong Merrily on High (for those with good lung capacity!) and O Come, All Ye Faithful… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this week's programme marking the third Sunday of Advent, you can hear the story behind Lewis Redner's tune 'St Louis', the first tune to be written O… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this week's programme we mark the second Sunday of Advent with hymns including Look Towards Christmas by Shirley Murray, Eleanor Farjeon's People Look… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.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

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. It's Christ the King Sunday in the liturgical calendar, and we're marking the occasion with some suitably regal hymns including Praise my soul the… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. In this edition, the Upper Norwood Salvation Army Band plays Turn your eyes upon Jesus, and Jesus loves me, we've a hymn by Anna Bartlett Warner that… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. Metrical psalms, a doxology and a chant from the Taizé tradition are included in this week's selection. And find out what happened to 16th composer… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. In this programme we're marking several occasions in the liturgical calendar: All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and Reformation Day. So expect some… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.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… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.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… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We've several hymns by the great 18th century Non-Conformist hymn writer Isaac Watts in this week's programme, as well as one by his friend, Philip… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.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

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This weekend (11-13 September) the Choir of Knox Church, Dunedin, celebrates their 150th anniversary. You can hear the choir sing Lord Jesus Christ, shall… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.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 -… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. National Organ Month is nearly upon us, and in this week's programme there's a special focus on this 'king of instruments'. Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some peace-themed hymns in this week's programme, including Carl Daw's hymn O Day of Peace set to the tune 'Jerusalem', and John Rutter's benediction The… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.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… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's a bit of a classical composers' Who's Who this week, with texts set to tunes by the likes of Handel, Holst and Haydn as well as some by composers… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We've lots of musical variety in the programme, including songs to mark Maori Language Week, a psalm from the Scottish Psalter and a hymn arranged for… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. There's a beautiful rendition of Ave Maria in this week's programme. It's the Bach/Gounod setting sung by English treble Anthony Way, from his classic… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week's selection includes two quite different settings of Psalm 130, some spirituals, and an arrangement for brass band of Eventide (the tune for… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this programme, some hymns with the theme of God's love, including an American folk hymn Wondrous Love, and Our Savior's Love (from the LDS Hymnbook). Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In August 2015, the Taizé Community in France will celebrate its 75th anniversary as an ecumenical religious community. In today's programme, you can hear… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We're celebrating midwinter this week with some wintery carols including In the Bleak Midwinter. And there are Maori hymns to mark the start of Matariki… Read more Audio