Hymns on Sunday

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

Hymns with a peace theme feature in today's programme for Remembrance Sunday, marking 100 years since the signing of the Armistice which ended hostilities in World War I. Read more Audio

Saints, souls and Martin Luther feature in today's programme, marking All Saints' Day (1 November), All Souls' Day (2 November) and Reformation Day (31 October). Read more Audio

Hymns with a Welsh connection feature in the programme. You'll hear the traditional Welsh tune Ar hyd y nos, as well as William Williams' great hymn Guide me, O thou great Redeemer. Read more Audio

Today's episode includes hymns with a William Blake connection, psalm settings, a Taize chant and the story behind Sanford Fillmore Bennett's gospel song In the Sweet By and By. Read more Audio

Hear New Zealand choirs The Handel Quire and The Celebration Singers in today's programme. And there's a special massed choir performance of For all the saints from Professor Peter Godfrey's memorial… Read more Audio

Spirituals from the Moses Hogan Chorale, an arrangement for brass band of Aberystwyth (the tune for Jesu, Lover of My Soul) and a rousing rendition of Walter Smith's Immortal, Invisible from the… Read more Audio

What's the connection between Charles Wesley's hymn And can it be and the plant species Sagina? Find out in today's programme. Read more Audio