Robyn Jaquiery

We've hymns to mark Ascension Sunday in this week's edition of Hymns on Sunday, including Christ ascends to God by New Zealand hymn writer Marnie Barrell, and Charles Wesley's Hail the day that sees… Audio

This week's selection includes songs by British hymnwriter Bernadette Farrell. She writes contemporary Catholic liturgical music, and her hymns often have a social justice focus. Audio

Hymns with a thankfulness theme this week, as well as some harvest hymns to reflect the cooler days and autumn colours. Audio

In this week's programme you can hear some of the hymns that were sung at the very first Anzac memorial services held around New Zealand on April 25th back in 1916. Video, Audio

There's a focus on hymn tunes this week in Hymns on Sunday, including one by Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame), a couple of repurposed folk tunes, and a setting of Walter Smith's Immortal,… Audio

In today's programme you can hear 'one of the most perfect tunes in existence', according to English composer Hubert Parry, as well as hymns by the very fine NZ hymn-writing partnership of Shirley… Video, Audio

Some of the great resurrection hymns in today's programme for Easter Day. Audio

A special edition of our Hymns programme to mark Good Friday. Audio

Plenty of celebratory hymns in this week's Palm Sunday edition of Hymns on Sunday, including one that's been in use as a Palm Sunday processional hymn since the 10th century. Audio

It's the fifth Sunday in Lent, and in today's programme you can hear one of the great hymns for Lent and Holy Week: Samuel Crossman's My song is love unknown. Audio

Coming up in Hymns on Sunday, some communion hymns, a psalm from the Scottish Psalter, and we hear hymns from two writers who are proof that age is no barrier to trying something new. Audio

Hymns by Charles Wesley feature in Hymns on Sunday this week. He and his brother John were the founders of Methodism, and although they both wrote hymns it was Charles who ended up with the nickname… Audio

Hymns on Sunday this week features hymns for Lent and two very different settings of Psalm 130: "Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord". Audio

This week's selection includes hymns to mark the First Sunday in Lent; German theologian Martin Luther's Feast Day; and there are hymns with a Christchurch connection to mark the 10th anniversary of… Audio

Hymns from across the centuries in today's programme, ranging from a hymn written by Joachim Neander in the 1600s right up to Keith Getty and Stuart Townend's In Christ Alone from 2001. Audio

In Hymns on Sunday, we mark Waitangi Day with Shirley Murray's hymn God bless our land. And we wrap up our Summer Hymn Requests for the year: this week's listener favourites include a setting of Psalm… Audio

More listener favourites this week, including a hymn by New Zealander Nigel Eastgate. Alongside a busy career as a GP in South Dunedin for nearly 38 years, he was also a composer. He wrote a number of… Audio

Hear hymns sung in some great acoustics, including St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in London, Washington National Cathedral, and the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul right here in New… Audio

Does the name Howard Goodall sound familiar? He's an award-winning composer of choral music, stage musicals, film and TV scores - among them Blackadder, The Vicar of Dibley, and Mr Bean. He's also… Audio

In today's programme of listener requests, we've a hymn written by two friends; there's one of Martin Luther King's favourite hymns; and the American Spiritual Ensemble sings Siyahamba. Audio