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50 Years Ago

Pam Rhodes celebrate five decades of Songs of Praise. She visits Tabernacle Baptist Chapel in Cardiff, home of the first episode, and is joined by Sir Cliff Richard.

Sir Cliff Richard and Geoffrey Wheeler feature in the first of three special programmes celebrating five decades of Songs of Praise. Pam Rhodes turns the clock back to join the congregation in Tabernacle Baptist Chapel in Cardiff, which hosted the first edition in 1961, to sing the same rousing hymns. With guest soprano Elin Manahan Thomas.

40 minutes

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Sun 18 Sep 2011 16:55
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Music Played

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

  • Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty

    Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty - SONGS OF PRAISE SIGNATURE TUNE

    Composer: Robert Prizeman Not commercially available

  • Choirs and Congregation of Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church conducted by Tim Rhys-Evans and accompanied by organist Huw Tregelles Williams

    GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH

    Tune: Cwm Rhondda Music: John Hughes (1873-1932) Words: William Williams (1717-91), Peter Williams (1727-96) and others

  • Choirs and Congregation of Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church conducted by Tim Rhys-Evans and accompanied by organist Huw Tregelles Williams

    PRAISE, MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN

    Tune: Praise, my soul Music: John Goss (1800-80) Words: H. F. Lyte (1793-1847), based on Psalm 103

  • Choirs and Congregation of Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church conducted by Tim Rhys-Evans and accompanied by organist Huw Tregelles Williams

    O WORSHIP THE KING

    Tune: Hanover Music: From A Supplement to the NW Version, 1708 probably by William Croft (1678- 1727) Words: Robert Grant (1779-1838) based on Psalm 104

  • Choirs and Congregation of Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church conducted by Tim Rhys-Evans and accompanied by organist Huw Tregelles Williams

    LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING

    Tune: Blaenwern Music: W. P. Rowlands (1860-1937) Words: Charles Wesley (1707-88)

  • Elin Manahan Thomas accompanied by oboe player Victoria Walpole and organist Stephen Farr

    LET US WITH A GLADSOME MIND

    Tune: Monkland Music: John Antes (1740-1811) Words: John Milton (1608-74) altd based on Psalm 136 Arranger: Geoff Ellerby for this programme only. Not available commercially

  • C么r Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch conducted by Gwawr Griffiths and accompanied by pianist Meinir Howells

    ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

    Tune: All Things Bright And Beautiful Music: W. H. Monk (1823-89) Words: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-95)

Credits

Presenter Pam Rhodes
Producer Garry Boon
Series Editor David Taviner
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra
Participant Cliff Richard
Participant Elin Manahan Thomas

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