Robyn Jaquiery
Hymns on Sunday, 20 June 2021
Hymns to mark World Refugee Day and the start of Matariki feature in Hymns on Sunday this week. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 13 June 2021
Hymns on peace, Maori hymns and a beautiful benediction in this week's programme. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 6 June 2021
It's Queen's Birthday Weekend, and Hymns on Sunday this week includes some of the Queen's favourite hymns. Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 30 May 2021
Three good reasons to listen to this week's selection of hymns for Trinity Sunday: Reginald Heber's Holy, holy, holy; John Marriott's Thou whose almighty word; and Ye watchers and ye holy ones by John… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 23 May 2021
It's Pentecost Sunday, and in today's programme you can hear Pentecost hymns spanning 11 centuries: from 9th century plainchant to 20th century processionals. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 16 May 2021
We've hymns to mark Ascension Sunday in this week's edition of Hymns on Sunday, including Christ ascends to God by New Zealand hymn writer Marnie Barrell, and Charles Wesley's Hail the day that sees… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 9 May 2021
This week's selection includes songs by British hymnwriter Bernadette Farrell. She writes contemporary Catholic liturgical music, and her hymns often have a social justice focus. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 2 May 2021
Hymns with a thankfulness theme this week, as well as some harvest hymns to reflect the cooler days and autumn colours. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 25 April 2021
In this week's programme you can hear some of the hymns that were sung at the very first Anzac memorial services held around New Zealand on April 25th back in 1916. Video, Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 18 April 2021
There's a focus on hymn tunes this week in Hymns on Sunday, including one by Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame), a couple of repurposed folk tunes, and a setting of Walter Smith's Immortal,… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 11 April 2021
In today's programme you can hear 'one of the most perfect tunes in existence', according to English composer Hubert Parry, as well as hymns by the very fine NZ hymn-writing partnership of Shirley… Video, Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 4 April 2021
Some of the great resurrection hymns in today's programme for Easter Day. Audio
Good Friday Hymns 2 April 2021
A special edition of our Hymns programme to mark Good Friday. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 28 March 2021
Plenty of celebratory hymns in this week's Palm Sunday edition of Hymns on Sunday, including one that's been in use as a Palm Sunday processional hymn since the 10th century. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 21 March 2021
It's the fifth Sunday in Lent, and in today's programme you can hear one of the great hymns for Lent and Holy Week: Samuel Crossman's My song is love unknown. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 14 March 2021
Coming up in Hymns on Sunday, some communion hymns, a psalm from the Scottish Psalter, and we hear hymns from two writers who are proof that age is no barrier to trying something new. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 7 March 2021
Hymns by Charles Wesley feature in Hymns on Sunday this week. He and his brother John were the founders of Methodism, and although they both wrote hymns it was Charles who ended up with the nickname… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 28 February 2021
Hymns on Sunday this week features hymns for Lent and two very different settings of Psalm 130: "Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord". Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 21 February 2021
This week's selection includes hymns to mark the First Sunday in Lent; German theologian Martin Luther's Feast Day; and there are hymns with a Christchurch connection to mark the 10th anniversary of… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 14 February 2021
Hymns from across the centuries in today's programme, ranging from a hymn written by Joachim Neander in the 1600s right up to Keith Getty and Stuart Townend's In Christ Alone from 2001. Audio