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Gifts for all - The language of faith

Becky talks to leading church musician and former Songs of Praise conductor, Gordon Stewart, about how hymns we learnt in our youth can still resonate in later life.

Becky Silver explores how the relationship between words and music makes hymns memorable.

A week of features exploring the nostalgia and spiritual resonance of school assembly hymns, anticipating the results of a Songs of Praise poll of the Nations Favourite Assembly Hymns.

Reading: Psalm 33: 1-6

Music:
All Creatures of Our God and King - Daily Service Singers (BBC Recording)
Christ Triumphant - Daily Service Singers
Give thanks to a grateful heart – Lou Fellingham

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15 minutes