Hymns on Sunday

It's a celebration of psalms in this episode, with settings of Psalm 48, Psalm 96 and Psalm 121. We're also marking Waitangi Day with a hymn by Shirley Murray: God bless our land. Read more Audio

In this programme of listener requests you can hear a beautifully atmospheric setting of Psalm 23 by Charles Hylton Stewart, and a hymn written by a Bishop of Calcutta. And there's a request dedicated… Read more Audio

Our listener requests continue this week, and include the always-popular Brother James' Air, and William How's For all the saints. Read more Audio

A Taizé chant, the Seafarers' Hymn (Eternal Father), and a psalm from the Scottish Psalter are among today's listener requests. And there's a rousing rendition of Timothy Dudley-Smith's hymn When the… Read more Audio

Good news from The Graduate Choir, a carol for Epiphany by Peter Cornelius, and an atmospheric setting of Joseph Parry's tune 'Aberystwyth' - some of the treats in store in today's Summer Hymn… Read more Audio

Summer Hymns Requests begins today. Our first programme of listener favourites includes Hail, Queen of Heaven (to mark the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary on 1 January), Glorious things of thee are… Read more Audio

Some great carols to sing along to today - guaranteed to give your lungs a good workout! Join us for Ding Dong! Merrily on high, O Holy Night, It came upon a midnight clear and more. Read more Audio

Sing along to some New Zealand carols today, including Shirley Murray's Child of Christmas Story and Rejoice, rejoice at Christmas time by Bill Wallace. Read more Audio

Our celebration of the Advent season continues today with a lovely setting of The Angel Gabriel performed by children's choir Gondwana Voices, New Zealand hymnwriter Shirley Murray's Look towards… Read more Audio

Plenty of Advent carols and hymns today to mark the first Sunday of the season, including an atmospheric rendition of O Come, O Come Emmanuel from the Choir of Wellington Cathedral. Read more Audio

We're marking Christ the King Sunday with some appropriately regal hymns. Sing along to Rejoice! he Lord is King, and Crown him with many crowns. Read more Audio

Hymns by Charles Wesley, and some hymn-singing instructions from his brother John in today's programme. You can also hear Deep in the human heart by NZ hymn writer Bill Wallace, and two settings of… Read more Audio