The Lord’s Prayer | Songs of Praise

Duration: 34'05''

Synopsis

Sean Fletcher explores the depth of meaning in the prayer spoken by billions every day and meets people whose lives have been profoundly changed by its words.

Further Information

More clips from Songs of Praise

A Byzantine flat-pack church | Songs of Praise

A Byzantine flat-pack church | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2016 | 2'18''

At the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, one of the exhibits is a flat-pack church, built over a millennium ago in Byzantium and los...

A look at preparations for Ash Wednesday | Songs of Praise

A look at preparations for Ash Wednesday | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2020 | 1'29''

Sean talks to Claire about the traditions her church have in preparation for Ash Wednesday.

A modern miracle | Songs of Praise

A modern miracle | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2019 | 3'58''

A man who suffered from incurable cancer claims to have been cured by prayer and holy water at Lourdes.

Faith and Rehabilitation | Songs of Praise

Faith and Rehabilitation | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2024 | 34'04''

In Newcastle upon Tyne, the Rev Kate Bottley hears how faith and compassion can support prisoners and ex-offenders in their journe...

Gee Walker | Songs of Praise

Gee Walker | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2007 | 3'25''

Gee Walker speaks of the hope that has come out of the racist murder of her son Anthony.

Investigating miracles | Songs of Praise

Investigating miracles | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2019 | 2'44''

Hundreds of people claim to have been miraculously cured at Lourdes every year and a medical committee there investigates every sing...

Iona (2016) | Songs of Praise

Iona (2016) | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2016 | 34'08''

Josie d'Arby visits the tiny Hebridean island of Iona to experience its unique spirituality.

Iona (2021) | Songs of Praise

Iona (2021) | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2021 | 34'08''

Claire McCollum meets HRH the Princess Royal on the remote Scottish island of Iona and joins others inspired by its special atmosphere as a pla...

Lord's Prayer meaning | Songs of Praise

Lord's Prayer meaning | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2025 | 3'23''

Sean meets theologian Dr Paula Gooder in the college's chapel to delve deeper into what The Lord's Prayer means and why these words o...

Lourdes | Songs of Praise

Lourdes | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2019 | 34'09''

In a special episode, Kate Bottley visits the sacred Christian site of Lourdes in France and meets a British man who believes he was miraculously c...

National Holocaust Museum | Songs of Praise

National Holocaust Museum | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2020 | 3'34''

Two brothers explain why they set up a museum about the Holocaust in Nottinghamshire.

Pam takes part in an outdoor baptism | Songs of Praise

Pam takes part in an outdoor baptism | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2015 | 3'13''

A vicar in Dorset welcomes a child to the Christian church through an outdoor baptism.

Rev. Kate Bottley discovers the meaning of the Advent wreath | Songs of Praise

Rev. Kate Bottley discovers the meaning of the Advent wreath | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2020 | 4'25''

Rev. Kate Bottley discusses the advent wreath, followed by a rendition of Hills of the North, ...

St David's Pilgrimages | Songs of Praise

St David's Pilgrimages | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2023 | 34'09''

With St David's Day approaching, Katherine Jenkins meets pilgrims in Pembrokeshire walking the ancient trail to St Davids Cathedral.

The Iona Community | Songs of Praise

The Iona Community | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2016 | 2'37''

The story of the Iona Community, founded at the site of one of the oldest Christian places of worship in Great Britain.

The story of Lourdes | Songs of Praise

The story of Lourdes | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2019 | 2'48''

The story of St Bernadette's visions at Lourdes and how the town in France became one of Europe's most popular pilgrimage sites.

The Surf Project ministry | Songs of Praise

The Surf Project ministry | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2016 | 2'60''

In Northern Ireland, a group of teenagers celebrate their faith in a very unusual way… through surfing!

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Songs of Praise

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2025 | 34'08''

To mark the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Sean Fletcher visits one of the largest gatherings of diffe...

What do Advent Candles symbolise? | Songs of Praise

What do Advent Candles symbolise? | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2017 | 1'09''

For Christians, Advent defines a season of symbolic 'waiting' and preparation for the day marking Christ's birth. Each of...

What Lent means for Christians | Songs of Praise

What Lent means for Christians | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2019 | 3'13''

A Christian vicar reflects on the value of Lent as a time of reflection and sacrifice.

More resources about Christianity

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker

BBC One | 2001 | 1'26'54''

Ralph Fiennes heads an all-star cast of an animated portrayal of the life of Jesus, told through the eyes of a child.

Christian | Being...

Christian | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 39'49''

How British Christians from across the faith celebrate life's big milestones, from birth and coming of age to marriage and the end of life.

Harry Clark Goes to Rome

Harry Clark Goes to Rome

BBC One | 2026 | 58'08''

From altar boy to Britain’s most famous liar, Harry Clark explores what it means to be a ‘good Catholic’ as he embarks on a pilgrimage to Rome and a...

Episode 3 | The Passion

Episode 3 | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 57'33''

Atmospheric re-telling of Jesus's final days. As Jesus shares his Last Supper with the disciples, Judas slips away to fetch the Temple guards.

Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus

Episode 1 | The Miracles of Jesus

BBC One | 2006 | 58'30''

Rageh Omaar looks closely at four of Jesus's miracles, including the feeding of the 5,000, and finds that each one provoked a radically dif...

The story of Lourdes | Songs of Praise

The story of Lourdes | Songs of Praise

BBC One | 2019 | 2'48''

The story of St Bernadette's visions at Lourdes and how the town in France became one of Europe's most popular pilgrimage sites.

02: Christianity | My Life, My Religion

02: Christianity | My Life, My Religion

BBC Two | 2015 | 29'09''

What does it mean to be a Christian? Ten-year-old Nathan celebrates Christmas and Easter, and Kiera and Santos prepare for their firs...

03: Our Supersized Christian Family | Love, Faith and Me

03: Our Supersized Christian Family | Love, Faith and Me

BBC One | 2023 | 41'54''

Alex and Amy have five children under five, including identical triplets. Can their Christian faith and community he...

Marriage | Being...

Marriage | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 2'51''

A discussion of the importance of marriage in Christianity.

Pentecostal Baptism | Being...

Pentecostal Baptism | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 3'08''

Savannah is baptised into the Pentecostal church.

The Mormons Are Coming

The Mormons Are Coming

BBC Two | 2023 | 58'55''

Three newly trained Mormon missionaries in Lancashire search for new converts. But in an increasingly secular Britain, how do you convince people that...

Baptism | Being...

Baptism | Being...

BBC One | 2021 | 1'55''

A family of Roman Catholics baptize their fifth child.

02: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation

02: Abraham | Testament: The Bible in Animation

BBC Two | 1996 | 25'17''

When God told Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son, Abraham was astounded, for Sarah was long past child beari...

03: The Last Days | Son of God

03: The Last Days | Son of God

BBC One | 2001 | 49'37''

Jeremy Bowen series using scientific and historical research to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. Episode focuses on Jesus' death and resur...

Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus

Episode 3 | The Miracles of Jesus

BBC One | 2006 | 59'38''

Rageh Omaar bring the miracles of Jesus to life. He looks at the most remarkable miracle of all, the resurrection, and asks why it became t...

Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey

Fern Britton's Holy Land Journey

BBC One | 2017 | 58'41''

Fern Britton travels to Jerusalem on a life-changing journey of faith in search of the real story of Jesus's final days.

Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

Shroud of Turin: Material Evidence

BBC One | 2008 | 59'01''

This documentary sets out to discover exactly what it is about the image on the Shroud of Turin that has defied imitation.

A night out with the street pastors | Reverse Missionaries

A night out with the street pastors | Reverse Missionaries

BBC Two | 2012 | 3'42''

Pastor John Chilimtsidya, a reverse missionary from Malawi, joins the street pastors, a group offering help to peo...

Episode 4 | The Passion

Episode 4 | The Passion

BBC One | 2008 | 28'28''

Atmospheric re-telling of Jesus's final days. Jesus is taken from the cross and buried, but Caiaphas fears the body will be stolen. Soon after, Mary ...

Sexuality | A Question of Faith

Sexuality | A Question of Faith

BBC Two | 2014 | 11'31''

Taking part in a Christian church service for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the group ask where religion stands when ...