01/03/2015
David Grant is joined by comedian Hal Cruttenden as they look forward to Red Nose Day and meet the vicar eager to sprinkle her sermons with comedy. Also, there are hymns to celebrate St David's Day.
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You Raise Me Up - Blake
Duration: 03:25
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01/03/2015 Trailer
Duration: 00:49
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Choir and Congregation of St Davids Cathedral
Guide Me O Thy Great Redeemer
Supporting Artist: Daniel Cook. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: William Williams. Lyricist: Peter Williams.Tune: Cwm Rhondda, Composer: John Hughes
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Choir and Congregation of St Thomas' Church, Lancaster
Jesus Put This Song Into Our Hearts
Supporting Artist: Dave Fitzgerald. Supporting Artist: Julia Hanson. Supporting Artist: Nick Peake. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Graham Kendrick.Composer: Graham Kendrick
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Blake
You Raise Me Up
Supporting Artist: Popchoir.Composer: Rolf Lovland
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Cath Woolridge
For Wales Our Land
Ensemble: Sound of Wales. Choir: Pendyrus Male Choir. Lyricist: Peter Cousins. Lyricist: Magnus Gardener. Lyricist: Lewis Valentine.Composer: Jean Sibelius
- Elevation.
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Choir and Congregation at Longton Methodist Central Hall, Stoke-On-Trent
Christ Triumphant
Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Michael Saward.Tune: Guiting Power, Composer: John Barbard
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Choir and Congregation of Birmingham Christian Centre
Holding Nothing Back
Supporting Artist: Steve Thompson. Supporting Artist: Velveta Thompson. Supporting Artist: Velisha Thompson. Supporting Artist: Delroy Hutchinson. Supporting Artist: Carl Stanbridge. Supporting Artist: Paul Reid. Supporting Artist: Raul D'Oliveira. Supporting Artist: Nick Parrans-Smith. Supporting Artist: Carl McGregor. Supporting Artist: Natalie Harnett. Supporting Artist: Dee Lewars. Supporting Artist: Julian O聮Brien. Supporting Artist: Fitzroy Stoddard. Music Arranger: Steve Thompson. Lyricist: Tim Hughes.Composer: Tim Hughes
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Choir and Congregation of St Peter聮s Church Swinton
I Will Sing The Wondrous Story
Supporting Artist: Daniel Moult. Supporting Artist: Carla Sousa. Supporting Artist: David Benfield. Supporting Artist: Lucy Rugman. Supporting Artist: Lucy Keyes. Supporting Artist: Jonathan Harris. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: Francis Harold Rowley.Tune: Hyfrydol, Composer: R. H. Prichard
Music
- Guide Me O Thy Great Redeemer, was performed by the Choir and Congregation of St Davids Cathedral at St Davids Cathedral
- Jesus Put This Song Into Our Hearts, was performed by the Choir and Congregation of St Thomas' Church, Lancaster
- You Raise Me Up, was performed by Blake at William Booth College, London
- For Wales Our Land, was performed by Cath Woolridge, Sound of Wales accompanied by The Pendyrus Male Voice Choir at St Davids Cathedral
- Christ Triumphant, was performed by Choir and Congregation of Longton Methodist Central Hall, Stoke-On-Trent at Longton Methodist Central Hall, Stoke-On-Trent
- Holding Nothing Back, was performed by Choir & Congregation of Birmingham Christian Centre at Birmingham Christian Centre
- I Will Sing The Wondrous Story, was performed by Choir and Congregation of St Peter鈥檚 Church Swinton at St Peter鈥檚 Church, Swinton
Stories
Songs of Praise visits Singing to Remember in Tiverton. Founded by musician Jenny Evans, funded Singing to Remember is a weekly event at St James Hall in Tiverton where people with dementia gather with their carers to sing their favourite songs, rhymes and hymns. We also meet Terry Sharland, who suffers from Vascular Dementia and his wife Gill to hear about their story of coping with the illness and about how Singing to Remember and God help guide them through the difficult time.
Standing up for Jesus
Songs of Praise visits St John the Baptist church in Weston Super Mare as Vicar Julie Birkett learns stand-up comedy tips from comedian Hal Cruttenden. After the comedy lesson, we see Julie perform an evening sermon including a comedy routine.
Sound of Wales
For St David's day, Josie visits the Gate Arts centre in Cardiff to meet Cath Wooridge who is a part of a Christian musical collective called 'Sound of Wales'.
Cath leads a singing workshop at the Victory Church in Cwmbran and explains how she draws inspiration from the spirit of the 1904 Welsh Revival and the landscape and people of the nation.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | David Grant |
| Presenter | Josie d'Arby |
| Participant | Hal Cruttenden |
| Series Producer | Matthew Napier |
| Executive Producer | Dave Stanford |
Broadcast
- Sun 1 Mar 2015 17:00