Hughes, Bread of Heaven
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Classical music at the Olympic Opening Ceremony 2012
7. Hughes, Bread of Heaven
You may have heard this sung with great gusto at Welsh rugby matches. Bread of Heaven or Cwm Rhondda as it's known in Welsh is a popular hymn tune composed around 1905. It's a firm favourite in church services, sung to the words 'Guide me, O thou great redeemer'.