Hymns

Sing along today to hymns about singing God's praises, including Charles Wesley's O for a thousand tongues to sing, Psalm 96 O sing unto the Lord a new song, and Robert Lowry's How can I keep from… Audio

It's our final Summer Requests programme today, and the list includes favourite hymns Crown him with many crowns, Abide with me, and When I survey the wondrous cross. Audio

Today's listener requests programme includes George Herbert's setting of Psalm 23 - The God of love my shepherd is and a contemporary setting of Charles Wesley's famous hymn Love divine, all loves… Audio

Among today's selection of listener requests are old hymns that have be given new tunes, a setting of Psalm 23 by Joseph Gilmore, and a popular American gospel song from the 1960s, Because He lives. Audio

In this programme of listener requests you can hear some Taizé music, traditional and contemporary setting of psalms, and a brass band arrangement of the hymn tune Deep Harmony. Audio

In our Hymn Requests programme today you can hear several hymns by Charles Wesley (and a tune by his grandson), as well as hymns inspired by the psalms. And we add 'Orlington' to the ever-growing… Audio

Hear some of Hymns on Sunday listeners' favourite hymns today in the second Summer Hymn Requests programme. Choices include a hymn with a traditional Ghanaian tune, as well as another setting of Psalm… Audio

It's the first of our Summer Hymn Requests today. Listener choices include Hail, Queen of Heaven (to mark the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary coming up on 1 January), as well as Christmas carols All… Audio

If you haven’t had the chance to have a good Christmas singalong yet, then today’s programme is especially for you! Lots of the well-known carols, with a sprinkling of ones you'll want to get to know… Audio

Sing some New Zealand Christmas carols this week including one that features pohutukawa, New Zealand's Christmas tree. Audio

Celebrate the season of Advent today with Shirley Murray's Look towards Christmas, and an atmospheric rendition of Gabriel's Message performed by children's choir Gondwana Voices. Audio

It's the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of a season of waiting and expectation leading up to Christmas. And the time to sing all those great Advent hymns - including O come, Emmanuel and Come,… Audio

It's a busy time in the liturgical calendar this week, with hymns to mark Christ the King Sunday, St Clement's Day and hymn writer Isaac Watts. Audio

Hymns by writers from across the centuries today, including the 'Bard of Methodism' Charles Wesley, and New Zealand hymn writers Bill Wallace and Colin Gibson. Audio

It's Remembrance Sunday, and today's hymns to mark the occasion include O God, our help in ages past and The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended. Audio

In this week's programme, hymns to mark All Saints' Day and Reformation Day. And there's a great arrangement for brass band of Handel Parker's Deep Harmony. Audio

Lots of good hymns to sing along to in today's programme, as well as some American folk hymns and one of my all-time favourite hymns. And I'll be giving details of how you can take part in our Summer… Audio

Hymns by St Francis of Assisi, Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley in this week's programme. And you can hear New Zealand choirs The Handel Quire and The Celebration Singers. Audio

Today there's music from the Taize tradition, psalms from the Genevan and Scottish psalters, and some hymns from the Olney Hymnbook by John Newton and his friend William Cowper. Audio

We're playing favourites today! The BBC's Songs of Praise has just revealed the UK's 10 favourite hymns, and we'll be counting them down to Number One. See if your favourites are there. Video, Audio