Hymns on Sunday

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme, we've two quite different settings of Psalm 130, hymns for Lent, and we mark a very special occasion for the congregation of Oxford… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Marking the First Sunday in Lent today, you can hear George Smyttan's hymn Forty Days and Forty Nights along with a beautiful Lenten anthem from the 16th… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Today's hymns range from the 1600s (William Barton's paraphrase of Psalm 103) to the 21st century classic, In Christ Alone. Read more Audio

Today's selection of listener requests includes a beautiful recording of There is a balm in Gilead by the New Zealand Youth Choir. You can hear some tight harmonies from the Musical Island Boys, and… Read more Audio

Prepare your vocal chords for a serious workout in this week's programme of Listener Requests! Hymns include Edward Perronet's All hail the power of Jesus' name, and two hymns with a maritime theme… Read more Audio

Today's selection of Summer Hymn Requests includes two Ancient Greek hymns - Hail, gladdening light and Let all mortal flesh keep silence. There's also a setting of Charles Wesley's hymn Love divine,… Read more Audio

A stirring rendition of Immortal, Invisible, Joseph Gilmore's By his hand, and the always-popular Woolston Brass performance of 'Eventide' - some of the highlights in today's Summer Hymn Request… Read more Audio

Today's selection of Summer Hymn Requests includes a setting of Charles Wesley's hymn Love divine, all loves excelling to the tune Hyfrydol, Wairua tapu sung by the 2003 New Zealand Youth Choir, and a… Read more Audio

It's the first of our Summer Hymn Request programmes today, and all of today's selection is chosen by our listeners. Hymns include Tell out, my soul, Charles Wesley's Love divine and the American folk… Read more Audio

Today's selection of hymns for the fourth Sunday in Advent includes the Elora Singers' beautiful performance of Aldophe Adam's O Holy Night. And we look ahead in the Christmas season with a couple of… Read more Audio

For the third Sunday in Advent, we've carols and hymns from all around the world including Shirley Murray's Child of Christmas Story, the American carol O little town of Bethlehem, and The Huron Carol… Read more Audio

Hymns and carols for the Advent season in today's programme, including Shirley Murray's Look towards Christmas, People look East sung by The Linden Singers, and the 4th century hymn Come, thou… Read more Audio