17/04/2016
As HM the Queen reaches her 90th birthday on Thursday, Pam Rhodes finds out more about her faith and we reveal some surprising facts about England's patron saint, St George.
As HM the Queen reaches her 90th birthday on Thursday, Pam Rhodes finds out more about her faith and we reveal some surprising facts about England's patron saint, St George.
Music:
The Lord's My Shepherd from St. Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
Great Is Thy Faithfulness from Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury
You'll Never Walk Alone by Julian Ovenden
Jerusalem from St George's Chapel, Windsor
What a Mighty God We Serve from St Germain's Church, Birmingham
I Vow to Thee My Country by Katherine Jenkins
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation from St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen.
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Hymn - You'll Never Walk Alone
Duration: 02:48
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Pam Rhodes joins organist Ken Jolly at St Gabriel's Church
Duration: 03:31
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Pam Rhodes previews this week's Songs of Praise
Duration: 00:58
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Hubert Parry
The Lord聮s My Shepherd
Choir: Congregation at St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Charles Wesley.Tune: Crimond, Composer: Jessie Seymour Irvine or David Grant
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Congregation at Canterbury Cathedral
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright.Tune: Faithfulness Composer: William M. Runyan
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Jonas Myrin
You聮ll Never Walk Alone
Composer: Carl Gustaf. Lyricist: Matt Redman. Lyricist: Jonas Myrin. Lyricist: Carl Gustaf.Composer: Richard Rodgers
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Congregation at St George聮s Chapel
Jerusalem
Music Arranger: Craig McLeish.Tune: Jerusalem Composer: C Hubert H Parry
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Congregation of St Germain聮s Church, Birmingham
What A Mighty God We Serve
Conductor: Ken Burton. Lyricist: Jenn Bostic.Composer: What A Mighty God We Serve
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Howard E Smith
I Vow To Thee My Country
Choir: Katherine Jenkins. Conductor: Ken Burton. Featured Artist: Beechcroft Choir. Featured Artist: Noel H Tredinnick. Featured Artist: Marica Mc Pherson. Featured Artist: Neil Watson. Featured Artist: Joshua Adgomar. Featured Artist: Floyd Millen. Featured Artist: Stefan Brown. Featured Artist: Adam Kerr. Featured Artist: Paul Johnson. Featured Artist: Melicia Walker. Featured Artist: Veronica Brown. Featured Artist: Jacqueline Ewers. Featured Artist: Paulette Brown. Lyricist: James Rowe.Composer: Gustav Holst
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Congregation at St Machar聮s Cathedral, Aberdeen
Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation
Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: Horatius N. Bonar.Tune: Westminster Abbey Composer: Henry Purcell
Stories
Pam Rhodes is at Westminster Abbey to find out about the Queen鈥檚 commitment to not only serve the country, but in serving God.
She meets Mark Greene, the author of recently published book, 鈥楾he Servant Queen鈥� which looks back over the Queen鈥檚 life as a dedicated Christian with a foreword from The Queen herself. 听The Clerk of the Closet, Bishop James Newcome, offers insight into the ways Her Majesty鈥檚 faith is woven into her everyday life and role as monarch.
The book is the work of three charities The Bible Society, Hope and The London Institute For Contemporary Christianity.听 The book costs 拢1 and is available from:
Saint George
Richard Taylor visits St George鈥檚 chapel Windsor to find out more about England鈥檚 Patron Saint and his royal connections.
Julian Ovenden
Julian Ovenden, singer, West End star and Downton Abbey actor chats with Pam about forthcoming plans to sing for the Queen on her birthday and there鈥檚 a special performance of You鈥檒l Never Walk Alone from him too.听
Queen鈥檚 90th Birthday; Royal Maundy Ceremony
Pam Rhodes meets a recipient of this year鈥檚 Royal Maundy Money, 90-year-old Ken Jolly from Sunderland. Ken was chosen for the honour in recognition of his long-service as an organist at St Gabriel鈥檚 Church for over 50 years. Pam goes to see Ken playing some music. His congregation gather to watch back the moment he met the Queen and celebrate the occasion.听
Launch of the Christmas card competition 2016
Pam Rhodes meets Sharon Little to look at historical Christmas cards.
Pam gives details of a new competition launching on Songs of Praise 鈥� to design a Christmas card in aid of 麻豆社 Children in Need.
For more details and terms and conditions on how to enter the competition go to: bbc.co.uk/songsofpraise.
Closing date is 17:00 on 23rd May 2016.听
听Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Pam Rhodes |
| Series Producer | Matthew Napier |
| Executive Producer | Tommy Nagra |
Broadcast
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