Hymns on Sunday

It's straight into the vocal workouts this week, with an energetic rendition of Charles Wesley's well-known hymn And can it be from the Choir of Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in Toronto. Read more Audio

Hymns for the Fourth Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday - feature in this week's programme, and there are some hymns to Mary to mark Mother's Day. Read more Audio

Two hymns inspired by Psalm 23 ‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’ in this week’s programme. Both from the 1800s, one is by a British professor of music, John Goss, the other is by Joseph Gilmore, an American… Read more Audio

This week's programme features resurrection-themed hymns for Eastertide, an atmospheric rendition of Amazing Grace by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, and a benediction from the 1662 Book of… Read more Audio

Celebrate Easter Sunday with hymns including Jesus Christ is risen today, New Zealand Easter hymn Christ is alive, and  the 21^st century classic In Christ Alone. Read more Audio

A selection of Good Friday hymns to mark this important date in the Christian calendar, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus. Read more Audio

Holy Week begins today - the sixth and last week of Lent. Palm Sunday commemorates the entry of Jesus in Jerusalem, and our hymns include Ride on, ride on in majesty and All glory, laud and honour. Read more Audio

Children’s hymns feature in this week’s programme, including Tell me the stories of Jesus, and Jesus, tender shepherd, hear me. Read more Audio

It’s the fourth Sunday in Lent – Laetare Sunday. ‘Laetare’ is Latin for ‘rejoice’, and traditionally the day is a break in this otherwise austere season of the church calendar. Cheerful hymns in this… Read more Audio

This week in Hymns on Sunday we’ve some communion hymns, a psalm from the Scottish Psalter, and we’ll hear some hymns from writers who are great examples that age is no barrier to doing new things. Read more Audio

Celebrating St Patrick's Day (17 March) this week, with a selection of Irish hymns and traditional tunes including John Rutter's setting of the Irish Blessing: May the road rise to meet you. Read more Audio

Hymns to mark the first Sunday in Lent, and a favourite setting of Psalm 23 (The Lord’s my Shepherd) by Scottish healer, mystic and poet James Leith Macbeth Bain – known to his peers as ‘Brother… Read more Audio