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Jim Strathdee
Born (1941-05-09) May 9, 1941 (age 83)
Sacramento, California, US
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Years active1963 – present
Jean Strathdee
Born (1944-11-15) November 15, 1944 (age 80)
Lincoln, California, US
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Years active1971 – present
Portrait of Jim and Jean Strathdee

Jim and Jean Strathdee are American musicians and creators of Christian music for worship and evangelism. They work in the Methodist tradition of choral and congregational singing within the broad folk music genre. A large part of their career has been as traveling performers "in ministry to the church-at-large."

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Their work has been published in at least Australia, Canada, Cuba, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and the United States from 1969 to 2022. One database lists 20 texts and 29 tunes composed by Jim Strathdee.[1] Although only Jim's name is cited for much of their shared work, the creativity of two musicians in a long marriage cannot reasonably be assigned to only one. The United Church of Canada selected 10 Strathdee works for their comprehensive hymnal:

  • Voices United (1996)[2]

At least four Strathdee compositions have been published in five other hymnals and song books from diverse Christian traditions:

  • New Wine (1969)[3] (13 selections)
  • Songs for a Gospel People (1986)[4] (8 selections)
  • Servir a Dios (1987)[5] (12 selections)
  • Chalice Hymnal (1995)[6] (4 selections)
  • The Faith We Sing (2000)[7] (4 selections)

Plus at least one in eight or more others.[a] Denominational hymnals document their compilers' best current understanding of Christianity by selecting both familiar and recent hymns.[2]: viii  [17]: v  More generally, hymns help create and maintain Christian behavior by individuals and communities.[2]: x  [17]: v 

What does the Lord require of you (1986)[18] is included in 11 of the books, the greatest number. It is a simple round on Micah 6:8 ("What does the Lord require of you, but to love justice, act kindly, and walk humbly with your God?") that renews an ancient thread of religious wisdom.

I am the light of the world (1969)[19] is in 7 books, adapted from a poem by Howard Thurman, The Work of Christmas. The hook is "If you follow and love you'll learn the mystery of what you were meant to do and be." The work remains a topic of seasonal commentary 45 years later. [20] [21]

In 1990 they became the Music Directors for Saint Mark's United Methodist Church in Sacramento, California,[22] continuing there until 2006. They then worked again "in ministry to the church-at-large" and returned to St. Mark's in 2017 as Musicians in Residence.[23] In 1995 during controversy over the hymnal revision process by the United Church of Canada, they gave concerts in nine cities and were interviewed at length in Edmonton, Alberta.[24]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sources:[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Citations

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  1. ^ "Jim Strathdee". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Voices United: The Hymn and Worship book of the United Church of Canada. Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada: The United Church Publishing House. 1996. ISBN 1-55134-017-8.
  3. ^ Strathdee, Jim; Stringer, Nelson, eds. (1969). New Wine: Songs for celebration, volume 1. Lomita, California: New Wine Publications.
  4. ^ Songs for a gospel people: United Church of Canada hymn book supplement. Winfield, B.C.: Wood Lake Publishing. 1986.
  5. ^ Strathdee, Jim and Jean (1987). Servir a Dios. Managua, Nicaragua: Primera Iglesia Bautista de Managua.
  6. ^ Chalice Hymnal. St. Louis, Missouri, US: Chalice Press (Christian Church/Disciples of Christ). 1995.
  7. ^ The Faith We Sing. Nashville, Tennessee, US: Abingdon Press. 2000. ISBN 0-687-09054-7.
  8. ^ All Together Again. Epping, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Christian Resources. 1983. ISBN 978-0-85910-262-9.
  9. ^ Christian Reformed Church (1987). Psalter hymnal. Grand Rapids, Michigan, US: CRC Publications. ISBN 978-0-93026-535-9.
  10. ^ Toda la iglesia canta. Havana, Cuba: Consejo Ecuménico de Cuba. 1989. OCLC 29065611.
  11. ^ New Century Hymnal. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press (United Church of Christ). 1995. p. 584.
  12. ^ Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press. 2006. p. 704.
  13. ^ Hope is our song. New Zealand Hymnbook Trust. 2009. p. 93.
  14. ^ Worship and Song. Nashville, Tennessee, US: Abingdon Press. 2011. ISBN 978-1-42670-993-7.
  15. ^ Glory to God: the Presbyterian hymnal. Louisville, Kentucky, US: Westminster John Knox Press. 2013. ISBN 978-1-61164-303-9.
  16. ^ Sing a New Creation. New York: Church Publishing Incorporated. 2022. ISBN 978-1-64065-273-6.
  17. ^ a b The United Methodist Hymnal. Nashville, Tennessee, US: United Methodist Publishing House. 1989. ISBN 0-687-43132-8.
  18. ^ Strathdee, Jim. "What does the Lord require of you". Strathdee Music. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  19. ^ Strathdee, Jim. "I am the light of the world". Strathdee Music. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  20. ^ Hutchings, Dawn (27 December 2012). "Do you see what I see?". Pastor Dawn beyond church. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  21. ^ Jewell, Ruth (6 January 2016). "The work of Christmas begins". A quiet walk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  22. ^ St. Mark's 50th Anniversary: 1951-2001. Sacramento, California: St. Mark's United Methodist Church. 2001.
  23. ^ "Staff & leadership". St. Mark's United Methodist Church. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  24. ^ Finlayson, Dave (4 March 1995). "The new hymns". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta. p. 20.
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