Hymns on Sunday

A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. We mark Remembrance Sunday this week with Isaac Watts' hymn O God, our help in ages past. And there's a prayer for peace by Taizé composer Margaret… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. In this programme we're marking several recent dates in the liturgical calendar: All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and Reformation Day. So expect some… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some peace-themed hymns in this week's programme, including Carl Daw's hymn O Day of Peace set to the tune 'Jerusalem', and John Rutter's benediction The… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. There's a bit of everything in this week's programme: new words to old tunes, old words to new tunes, as well as hymns from the 'best loved' category… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and contemporary hymns. Metrical psalms, a doxology and a chant from the Taizé tradition are included in this week's programm. And find out what happened to 16th century… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme, a hymn about church unity (Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided), as well as some St Francis of Assisi-related hymns to mark the 12th century… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. The image of a river comes up in several of our hymns this week, which include Like A River Glorious, and Let Justice Roll Down Like A River. Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this programme, we've a popular hymn from the Billy Graham crusades, there's an arrangement of the hymn tune Colne for brass band, and we mark the Feast… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week we've hymns by Shirley Murray and Bernadette Farrell, 'Brother' James Bain's setting of Psalm 23 (The Lord's My Shepherd), and a beautiful… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme some 20th century hymns, a psalm from the Scottish Psalter, and the story behind the American gospel hymn In the sweet by and by. Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. A spring hymn in today's programme (Shirley Murray's The spring has come), and a very familiar tune set to some less familiar words (Jan Struther's Lord of… Read more Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week's programme includes some 20th century classics, as well as a hymn from a few centuries earlier that was written to encourage some Methodists who… Read more Audio