Hymns on Sunday

In this week's selection, you can hear hymns of comfort and calm, hymns related to St Francis of Assisi (the patron saint of all creatures), and a joyful setting of Psalm 47 - O clap your hands… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We've hymns about singing in this week's programme - a great thing to do on a cold winter's morning! Hymns include O for a thousand tongues to sing, How… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme you can hear a hymn that resulted from the efforts of a Jewish cantor and a Methodist preacher, metrical settings of psalms 34 and… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some 20th century classics in today's programme, including David Evans' hymn Be still, for the presence of the Lord. There's also evening hymns, and listen… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We've hymns by Frances Ridley Havergal this week, hymns that use the imagery of a river, and the story (full of twists and turns) of the origins of How… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Trinity Sunday, and our Trinitarian hymns include Thou Whose Almighty Word and St Patrick's Breastplate, as well as Reginald Heber's great hymn Holy,… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's Queen's Birthday Weekend, and today we'll hear a couple of the Queen's favourite hymns. There are also hymns to mark Pentecost Sunday, including… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We're marking the Feast of the Ascension today with hymns including All hail the day that sees him rise, New Zealand hymn writer Marnie Barrell's Christ… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week's programme begins with one of John Mason Neale's many Latin hymn translations: Christ is made the sure foundation. You can also hear hymns by… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week's programme gets off to a great start with the Huddersfield Choral Society's rousing rendition of Crown Him with Many Crowns. You can also hear… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We've hymns with a thankfulness theme in today's programme, as well as some harvest hymns in keeping with the autumn season. The Scottish Festival Singers… Read more Audio