Steve James (born 1953) is an English-born

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priest. From 1993 to 2006, he was rector of

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Parish Church and was rector of Holy Trinity Platt Church,

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, from October 2006 until his retirement in 2019. He is a noted singer and song and

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and succeeded Michael Saward as chairman of

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. He has recorded and released seven albums of his own material. His best-known songs are ''The Harvest is Coming'', ''Mighty Gospel'', an arrangement of

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and the

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song ''Baby Jesus''. One of his most recent songs was a collaboration with Don Carson to write ''Astounding Grace''.

External links

Steve James Music official website

Steve James biography at Jubilate
1953 births Living people British Christian hymnwriters English hymnwriters 21st-century English Anglican priests {{ChurchofEngland-clergy-stub