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Bible Sunday

Aled Jones introduces hymns inspired by The Bible, and discovers how the 400-year-old King James version continues to inspire our culture, language and music.

35 minutes

Last on

Sun 23 Oct 2011 17:25

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Robert Prizeman

    SONGS OF PRAISE SIGNATURE TUNE

    Performed by: Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty Not commercially available

  • Choirs and congregation of Winchester Cathedral

    O Praise Ye The Lord!

    Tune: Laudate Dominum Music: C. Hubert H. Parry Words: H. W. Baker

  • The choir of Beverley Minster

    The Lord's My Shepherd

    Tune: Crimond Music: Melody ascribed to Jessie S. Irvine (1836-1887) or David Grant (1833-1893) Words: Scottish Psalter 1650, based on Psalm 23 Beverly Minster Choir accompanied by Robert Poyser (organ), Tom Osborne (trumpet), Michael Woodhead (trumpet), Andrew Littlemore (horn), Robert Burtonshaw (trombone), Brian Kingsley (tuba), Mark Wagstaff (timps) and conducted by Gordon Stewart.

  • Choirs and congregation of St Mary the Virgin Church.

    Forth In Thy Name I Go

    Tune: Angel鈥檚 Song Music: Orlando Gibbons (1583 -1625) Words: Charles Wesley (1707-88) St Mary the Virgin Church accompanied by organist Andrew Earis and conducted by Noel Tredinnick.

  • Choirs and congregation of St Michael鈥檚 Church

    God Whose Almighty Word

    Tune: Moscow Music: Felice de Giardini (1716-1796) Words: John Marriott (1780-1825) Organist Andrew Sutherland and conducted by Gordon Stewart.

  • The Fron Male Voice Choir

    Abide With Me

    Tune: Eventide Music: W. H. Monk, (1823-89) Words: H. F. Lyte. (1793-1847) Arranger: Jon Cohen

  • The King鈥檚 Singers

    This Is The Truth Sent From Above

    Tune: The Truth From Above Music & Words: English Traditional

  • Arundel Cathedral Choir

    Thy Hand, O God Has Guided

    Tune: Thornbury Music: Basil Harwood (1859-1949) Words: Edward Plumptre (1821-91) altd Organist Daniel Moult and conducted by Paul Leddington Wright

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Aled Jones
Producer Rowan Morton Gledhill
Series Editor David Taviner
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra

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