Robyn Jaquiery
Hymns on Sunday, 19 June 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's almost the shortest day, and to celebrate the middle of winter we've some hymns with a theme of darkness and light, as well as a couple carols of the… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 12 June 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Hymns about creation feature in this week's programme, and include Fairest Lord Jesus, and The Spacious Firmament on High. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 5 June 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some hymns by Frances Ridley Havergal this week, and the rather circuitous story of the origins of How great thou art. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 29 May 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week we feature hymn tunes by classical composers, with texts set to tunes by the likes of Handel, Beethoven and Sibelius. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 22 May 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Trinity Sunday, and our hymns to mark the day include Father most holy, Thou whose almighty word and of course, Reginald Heber's great Trinitarian… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 15 May 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week we mark the Feast of Pentecost, or WhitSunday, with hymns including Sing to Him in whom creation, and Breathe on me, breath of God. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 8 May 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Ascension Sunday this week, and our hymns include Charles Wesley's Hail the day that sees Him rise, and an Ascension hymn by New Zealand hymn writer… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 1 May 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Two themes in this week's programme - thankfulness and (to match the season) harvest. Hymns include We plough the fields and scatter, Now thank we all our… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 24 April 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this week's programme we've hymns with a peace theme, and we'll hear some of the hymns that were sung at the first official ANZAC Day services held… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 17 April 2016
"Sing lustily and with a good courage", wrote Methodist leader John Wesley in his instructions to congregations on how to sing hymns. This week's selection for your best singing voice includes Praise… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 10 April 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. The programme includes Hugh Roberton's All in the April Evening, the Taize chant Sanctum Nomen Domini and an uplifting rendition of All Hail the Pow'r of… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 3 April 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. 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… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 20 March 2016
A selection of tradition and modern hymns. Today's programme marks Palm Sunday, and includes a hymn that's been sung as a Palm Sunday processional since the 10th century - All glory, laud and honour… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 6 March 2016
A selection of tradition and modern hymns. In today's programme we've communion hymns, and there's a bracket of children's hymns including the Easter-themed There is a green hill. We'll also hear… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 21 February 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. There's an impressively broad span of hymns in today's programme, ranging from the 10th century (The Lent Prose) right up to the 21st (Shirley Murray's… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 14 February 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week we finish off our Summer Listener Requests series, and mark the beginning of Lent with George Smyttan's hymn Forty Days and Forty Nights and the… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 7 February 2016
This week's selection of listener requests includes Charles Wesley's hymns And can it be, and Jesu, lover of my soul. There's a rousing arrangement of Onward, Christian soldiers for brass band, and we… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 31 January 2016
This week's selection of listener hymn requests includes Dorothy Buchanan's setting of Psalm 23, Hushed was the Evening Hymn by James Burns, and a rousing rendition of Jerusalem from the Choir of… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 24 January 2016
Our Summer Hymn Request programmes continue, and this week's selection includes some 20th century songs: Let bells peal forth by Peter Baelz, the gospel song Soon and very soon by Andraé Crouch, and… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 17 January 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week it's Programme 3 in our Summer Hymn Requests series, and listener choices include the Taizé chant O Christe Domine Jesu, Fanny Crosby's hymn To… Audio