"The Abbey choir, under James O'Donnell, conveys the thrill of Purcell's music and the whole disc is marked by crucial attention to the articulation of words and the careful balancing of choral ...

Inspiration came from the opening verse of Psalm 103: "Bless the Lord, my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name" and the 19th century English hymn "Praise, My Soul, the King of ...

The tune captures the sentiment of the hymn – that we should clear our minds of everything for a moment and focus on the Lord. The words ... published in Songs of Praise in 1931.

In the conclusion to his cantata “Praise the Lord, My Soul” (BWV 143), for example ... Jakob Ebert’s hymn “Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ.” This cantata was probably intended for ...

The country's top 10 hymns were revealed in a Songs of Praise special hosted by singer ... while Katherine Jenkins performed Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind in St Davids Cathedral in Wales.