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02/08/2015

The story of the incredible gift one sister gave to another - a baby. And David Grant meets the young singer-songwriters using money from criminals to make music.

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  • Chris Tomlin

    How Great Is Our God/How Great Thou Art

    Choir: Congregation of Ruach City Church. Featured Artist: Mark Crawford. Featured Artist: Jerry Logan. Featured Artist: Clive McKinley. Featured Artist: Michael Osbourne. Featured Artist: Olrick Coker. Featured Artist: Marcia Walder Thomas. Featured Artist: Danielle Mahailet. Composer: Jesse Reeves. Composer: Ed Cash. Music Arranger: Nicky Brown. Lyricist: Chris Tomlin. Lyricist: Jesse Reeves. Lyricist: Ed Cash. Lyricist: Stewart Hine.

    Composer: Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash

  • H Lahee

    Come Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs

    Choir: Congregation of Warwick Road United Reformed Church, Coventry. Featured Artist: Tim Campain. Featured Artist: St. Michael鈥檚 Singers. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: Isaac Watts.

    Tune: Navtivity Composer: H Lahee

  • Richard Huw Pritchard

    God is Love, Let Heaven Adore Him

    Choir: Choir and Congregation of Llandaff Cathedral. Featured Artist: Sachin Gunga. Lyricist: Timothy Rees.

    Tune: Hyfrydol Composer: Richard Huw Pritchard

  • Trad.

    Thula Baba

    Choir: Pumeza with Tessera. Featured Artist: Andrew Dunlop. Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Lyricist: Trad..

    Composer: Traditional

  • Herbert Howells

    All My Hope O God Is Founded

    Choir: Choir and congregation of Paisley Abbey. Conductor: Gordon Stewart. Featured Artist: George McPhee. Lyricist: Robert Bridges.

    Tune: Michael Composer: Herbert Howells

  • W H Ferguson

    O Jesus, I Have Promised

    Choir: Congregation at St George's Chapel, Windsor. Featured Artist: Tim Byram-Wigfield. Lyricist: J.E.Bode.

    Tune: Wolvercote Composer: W H Ferguson

  • Welsh Traditional

    Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

    Choir: Congregation of the Royal Garrison Church Of All Saints, Aldershot. Featured Artist: Daniel Moult. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: W Chalmers Smith.

    Tune: St Denio Composer: Welsh Traditional

Stories

Safe Gorton

The was born out of the realities of gang violence in this inner city part of Manchester. David meets retired Detective Chief Inspector Allan Donoghue who explains how money confiscated by the police from the proceeds of organised crime has been returned to the community and has funded the opening of a new recording studio. David sets the young musicians from the community a song writing challenge and we hear the results of their work.

Surrogate Sisters

A sisters鈥� relationship can be very special. In hard times throughout their lives they are often there to help and support one another. Sally Magnusson has been to South London to meet two sisters whose bond was so strong it provided an incredible gift of hope out of adversity.

Becoming Jo

Jo Clifford is one of Scotland鈥檚 best known playwrights although many of her works were penned under her original name John Clifford. We hear how belonging to an inclusive church in Edinburgh has helped Jo on her transgender journey.聽

Music

  • How Great is Our God / How Great Thou Art聽was performed by the congregation of Ruach City Church, Brixton.
  • Come Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs was performed by the congregation of Warwick Road United Reformed Church, Coventry.
  • God is Love, Let聽Heaven Adore Him聽was composed by the choir and congregation of Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff.
  • Thula Baba聽was performed by Pumeza with Tessera at The Monastery, Manchester.
  • All My Hope on God is Founded聽was performed by the choir and congregation at Paisley Abbey.
  • O Jesus, I聽Have Promised聽was performed by the congregation at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
  • Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise was performed by the聽congregation of the Royal Garrison Church Of All Saints, Aldershot.

Credits

Presenter David Grant
Presenter Sally Magnusson
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer Dave Stanford

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