Hymns

Hymns on peace, some Maori hymns and a beautiful benediction in this week's programme. Video, Audio

We're focussing on hymns inspired by the Psalms in this week. Audio

Keep your vocal cords in shape with this week's selection of hymns, including Immortal, Invisible and What a friend we have in Jesus. Audio

Hymns with the theme of 'mercy' feature in Hymns on Sunday this week, and there's a 20th century classic which became famous during the Billy Graham Crusades of the 1940s. Audio

Something for the shortest day in Hymns on Sunday this week - In the bleak midwinter. It's one of those snow-filled Northern hemisphere carols that sound best sung on a wintry day... Audio

Hymns of thankfulness today, including New Zealand composer Jenny McLeod's Thank you for the night and a particularly joyful recording of Now thank we all our God by the Huddersfield Choral Society. Audio

It's Trinity Sunday, and this week's selection has hymns to mark the occasion including Reginald Heber's great Trinitarian hymn Holy, holy, holy. Audio

Hymns spanning 11 centuries in this week's programme to mark Pentecost Sunday. Audio

Hymns to mark Ascension Sunday in today's edition, including Hail the day that sees him rise by Charles Wesley, and New Zealand hymn writer Marnie Barrell's Christ ascends to God. Audio

There's a reflective feel to this week's episode, with hymns by Bernadette Farrell (God Beyond All Names, and O God, You Search Me), and a beautiful setting of Be Still, My Soul by New Zealand… Video, Audio

Two millennium-related hymns in today's programme: New Zealander Jocelyn Marshall's God of Ages was one of the 16 top hymns selected in a British Millennium Hymn Competition back in 2000. And Howard… Audio

Today's selection includes hymns to mark Anzac Day on 25 April, there's a hymn tune by Arthur Sullivan (the music half of Gilbert and Sullivan) and a setting of Immortal, Invisible that we should hear… Audio

The programme includes some psalm-based hymns, an atmospheric setting of Amazing Grace, and Timothy Dudley-Smith's hymn, O Christ the same, which is paired with a tune composer Hubert Parry described… Audio

It's Easter Sunday, so expect plenty of hymns with 'Alleluias'! Audio

Palm Sunday favourites today, including All glory, laud and honour, and Ride on, ride on in majesty. Audio

Some of the great hymns for the weeks leading up to Easter today, including My song is love unknown, O sacred head, and When I survey the wondrous cross. Audio

It's the fourth Sunday in Lent - Laetare Sunday. Laetare means 'rejoice' in Latin, and there's a good selection of uplifting hymns in today's programme. Audio

Psalm settings, hymns for Lent and some Irish hymns today - looking ahead to St Patrick's Day on 17 March. Video, Audio

It's hymns by her today - we focus on women hymn writers, including contemporary writers Shirley Murray and Bernadette Farrell. Audio

Many occasions to mark in today's programme: It's the first Sunday in Lent; it's also St David's Day; and coming up on 3 March in the liturgical calendar is the commemoration day for John and Charles… Audio