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Ndi Jesu Chete (It Is Jesus Alone)

Author: C. Michael Hawn Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Ndi Jesu, ndi Jesu chete (It's Jesus, it is Jesus alone) Lyrics: Ndi Jesu, ndi Jesu chete ndi Jesu, ndi Jesu chete, ndiye mo diwa wangu we mwoyo wangu, ndiye mo diwa wangu we mwoyo wangu. Used With Tune: [Nid Jesu, ndi Jesu chete] Text Sources: Traditional Zimbabwe (Shona)

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[Nid Jesu, ndi Jesu chete]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Michael Hawn Tune Sources: Traditional Zimbabwe (Shona) Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 54353 23435 43532 Used With Text: Ndi Jesu Chete (It Is Jesus Alone)

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Ndi Jesu Chete (It Is Jesus Alone)

Author: C. Michael Hawn Hymnal: Halle Halle #13 (1999) First Line: Ndi Jesu, ndi Jesu chete (It's Jesus, it is Jesus alone) Lyrics: Ndi Jesu, ndi Jesu chete ndi Jesu, ndi Jesu chete, ndiye mo diwa wangu we mwoyo wangu, ndiye mo diwa wangu we mwoyo wangu. Languages: English; Shona Tune Title: [Nid Jesu, ndi Jesu chete]

Ndi Jesu Chete (It's Jesus)

Author: Patrick Matsikenyiri; Daniel Charles Damon Hymnal: Njalo #28 (2006) Meter: 8.8 with refrain First Line: Ndi Jesu, ndi Jesu chete (It's Jesus, it's Jesus alone) Refrain First Line: ndiye mudiwa wangu (He is the one that I love) Topics: Jesus Christ Scripture: John 3:16 Languages: Shona Tune Title: NDI JESU CHETE

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Dan Damon

b. 1955 Person Name: Daniel Charles Damon Translator (English) of "Ndi Jesu Chete (It's Jesus)" in Njalo Daniel Charles Damon (b. 1955) is an internationally published writer of hymn texts and tunes and is Associate Editor of Hymnody for Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, Illinois. Damon is also a jazz pianist and has played in many hotels and clubs in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds degrees from Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois (BME, 1977) and Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California (MDiv, 1987). He is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church in the San Francisco Bay area and a life member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Several single-author collections of Damon's hymns have been published: Faith Will Sing (Carol Stream, 1993), The Sound of Welcome (Carol Stream, 1998), To the Thirsty World (Nashville, 2002), Fields of Mercy (Carol Stream, 2007), and Garden of Joy (Carol Stream, 2011). He collaborated with text writer Gracia Grindal in A Treasury of Faith: Lectionary Hymns Series A (Colfax. 2012). Damon's hymns have been included in several major hymnals and supplements. He has also written hymn translations from Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Shona languages, and, with Patrick Matsikenyiri, edited Njalo, A Collection of 16 Hymns in the African Tradition (Nashville, 1996). He has released three recordings of hymns, carols, and traditional songs, and a solo piano recording of jazz standards (available at www.damonstuneshop.com). Damon has presented his work at national conferences of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He is a contributor to the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. In 2016, Damon was made a Fellow of the hymn Society, the highest honor The Hymn Society can confer. Dan Damon

Patrick Matsikenyiri

1937 - 2021 Translator (English) of "Ndi Jesu Chete (It's Jesus)" in Njalo

C. Michael Hawn

b. 1948 Adapter (of English) of "Ndi Jesu Chete (It Is Jesus Alone)" in Halle Halle C. Michael Hawn University Distinguished Professor of Church Music Director, Master of Sacred Music Program Education D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972; B.M.E., Wheaton College, 1970 Teaching Specialties Worship and music, worship and culture, Seminary Singers, hymnology Research Interests Global music and worship, cross-cultural worship, enlivening congregational song Selected Publications :: C. Michael Hawn, ed., New Songs of Celebration Render: Congregational Singing in the Twenty-First Century (Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc., 2013) :: C. Michael Hawn, contributor, Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology (Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2013), http://hymnology.imprezadev.co.uk/; 25 articles on global hymnody with a focus on sub-Saharan African hymns :: Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003). :: One Bread, One Body: Exploring Cultural Diversity in Worship (Bethesda, MD: The Alban Institute, 2003). :: C. Michael Hawn, author and compiler, Halle, Halle: We Sing the World Round (Garland, TX: Choristers Guild, 1999). Professional Distinctions Regional winner and national finalist, National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards contest, 1974; Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988; grant from Association of Theological Schools for sabbatical study in Nigeria and Kenya, 1989; Chair, Board of Directors, Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas, 1996-1998; Louisville Institute Sabbatical Research Grant, Lilly Foundation, 1998-1999; Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc., 2000; Choristers Guild, President of the Board of Directors, 1990-92, 2001-03; Elected Fellow of the Hymn Society (2008); ordained Baptist minister (1980) --www.smu.edu/