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Songs of Praise - Composers

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As the Proms season begins, Aled Jones discovers how many of the nation's favourite hymns have been influenced by Britain's best-known composers, including Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He finds out who composed the inspirational tunes associated with I Vow to Thee My Country and Jerusalem, and John Rutter talks about the impact of the church on his own music.