Palm Sunday
Diane Louise Jordan discovers modern day echoes of the events of Holy Week, and introduces hymns and songs for Easter with worship leader Stuart Townend.
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Shirley's Story
Duration: 02:49
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When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Duration: 02:46
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Songs of Praise - Palm Sunday (17.04.11)
Duration: 00:44
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty
Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty - Songs of Praise Signature Tune
Composer: Robert Prizeman Not commercially available
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Congregation at Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone
All Glory, Laud and Honour
Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright Tune: St Theodulph Music: Melody by Melchior Teschner (1584-1635) Harm. W.H.Monk (1823-89) Words: Theodulph of Orleans (d. 821) tr. J.M.Neale (1818-66) altd Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright Source: SOP Hymn book 78 Musicians: Organist : Daniel Moult Fixer: Colin Sheen Trumpet 1: Crispian Steele-Perkins Trumpet 2: Edward Hobart Trombone: Colin Sheen Horn: Martin Owen Tuba: Owen Slade Timps: Stephen Henderson
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Congregation at Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone
Ride On Ride On In Majesty
Tune: Winchester New Music: Melody from Musikalisches Hand-Buch, Hamburg, 1690 Adpt. W.H.Havergal (1793-1870) Words: H.H.Milman (1791-1868) Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright Source: SOP Hymn book 89 Musicians: Organist : Daniel Moult Fixer: Colin Sheen Trumpet 1: Crispian Steele-Perkins Trumpet 2: Edward Hobart Trombone: Colin Sheen Horn: Martin Owen Tuba: Owen Slade Timps: Stephen Henderson
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Congregation at Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone
My Song Is Love Unknown
Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright Tune: Love unknown Music: John Ireland (1879-1962) Words: Samuel Crossman (1624-83 or 84) Source: SOP hymn book 84 John Ireland's hymn tune 'Love Unknown' is reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees of the John Ireland Trust. Musicians: Organist : Daniel Moult Fixer: Colin Sheen Trumpet 1: Crispian Steele-Perkins Trumpet 2: Edward Hobart Trombone: Colin Sheen Horn: Martin Owen Tuba: Owen Slade Timps: Stephen Henderson
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Stuart Townend
To See The King Of Heaven Fall
CD: Creation Sings CD no: KMCD2979 Label: Kingsway Music
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Congregation at Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone
When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Music: adpt. E. Miller (1731-1807) Tune:Rockingham Source: SOP Hymn Book no. 99 Organ: Daniel Moult
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Cathy Burton and Band
The Light Of The World
CD: Creation Sings CD no: KMCD2979 Label: Kingsway Music
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Congregation at Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright Tune: Hyfrydol Music: Melody by R.H.Prichard (1811-87) Words: W.Chatterton Dix (1837-98) Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) from The English Hymnal. Source: SOP Hymnbook 189 Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. harm. R.Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Musicians: Organist : Daniel Moult Fixer: Colin Sheen Trumpet 1: Crispian Steele-Perkins Trumpet 2: Edward Hobart Trombone: Colin Sheen Horn: Martin Owen Tuba: Owen Slade Timps: Stephen Henderson
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Diane-Louise Jordan |
| Producer | Karen Hannah |
| Series Editor | David Taviner |
| Executive Producer | Tommy Nagra |
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- Sun 17 Apr 201117:20
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