Songs of Praise

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Inspiring hymns and songs, together with stories of faith from around the UK and beyond.

Inspiring hymns and songs, together with uplifting stories of faith from around the UK and beyond.

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Songs of Praise: Father's Day

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Father's Day

BBC One - Songs of Praise, Father's Day

For Father’s Day, Sean Fletcher meets a dad who saved his son’s life.

For Father’s Day, Sean Fletcher meets a dad whose personal sacrifice saved his son’s life. Singer Laura Wright launches the vote to find the UK’s favourite hymn.

For Father’s Day, Sean Fletcher is in London to meet a dad whose personal sacrifice saved his son’s life when he donated a kidney in a televised operation watched by millions. We hear how music-making has strengthened one father’s bond with his son, and we discover how a mobile youth club, based on a bus, is bringing faith, hope and positive role models to teenagers. Laura Wright visits St Pancras station to sing along with a pianist who plays hymns to entertain passers-by, and we launch the vote to find the UK’s favourite hymn.

            Music:
            Lord of All Hopefulness – Southwark Cathedral 
            Total Praise – LSO St Luke’s London
            How Deep the Father’s Love – Kendal Parish Church 
            The Lion and the Lamb – Aberystwyth Arts Centre 
            What a Beautiful Name – Performed by Laura Wright
            Give Thanks – Warwick Rd URC Coventry 
            Great Is Thy Faithfulness – Pershore Abbey 


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