Hymns
Hymns on Sunday for 19 July 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week's selection includes two quite different settings of Psalm 130, some spirituals, and an arrangement for brass band of Eventide (the tune for… Audio
Hymns on Sunday for 7 June 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's not really autumn any more, but we've snuck in a few 'very late' harvest hymns in this week's programme, including We Plough the Fields and Scatter… Audio
Singing to Save a Language
It's often said that a nation without its language is a nation without a soul. Spiritual Outlook producer Justin Gregory reports on efforts here in New Zealand and also in Niue to preserve their… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 24 May 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We're marking two occasions in today's programme: the Feast of Pentecost, and the start of Samoan Language Week. Pentecost hymns include Spirit of God… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 19 April 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. This week we've included some evening hymns: Glory to Thee, my God, this Night, and the perennial favourite The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended. It was a… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 12 April 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns, including a Southern gospel song from Anonymous 4, and the well-known favourite Amazing Grace. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 5 April 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Hymns for Easter Day include This Joyful Eastertide and Thine Be The Glory. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 22 March 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Hymns for Lent include There is a Green Hill and O Sacred Head. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 15 March 2015
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. There's a themed section of prayer-related hymns, including What a Friend We Have in Jesus, and A Prayer of St Patrick. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, Programme 8
A selection of traditional and modern hymns including some with a Christchurch connection, marking the 4th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, Programme 6
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Today's programme features some 'light'-themed hymns including Christ Be Our Light, and Siyahamba. Audio
Spiritual Song
Publisher John Thornley on the magazine Music in the Air, which explores song and spirituality, from the church to the pop charts. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, Summer Requests Programme 4
Traditional and modern hymns chosen by our listeners, including O for a thousand tongues to sing and The Servant Song Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 28 October 2012
For forty years and almost 400 hymns, Dunedin composer Colin Gibson has been praising his God through song. Staunchly Kiwi and fiercely liberal in his writing, he's strived to use the imagery and the… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 27 September 2009
Maureen Garing talks with members of the New Zealand Hymnbook Trust about the new collection of New Zealand hymns being launched at Labour Weekend. Audio