Jim Manley

James Keith Manley (born 1940) is an American songwriter and composer of hymns, as well as pastor in the United Church of Christ. Manley is best known for his 1975 hymn Spirit (also known as Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness), included in the modern Presbyterian Hymnal as number 319 and in the United Church of Christ's New Century Hymnal as number 286

Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Manley was raised in Reno, Nevada, where his father, the Rev. Felix A. Manley,

He served as pastor of UCC congregations in Fremont, California (1966–1968),

A tribute concert to showcase some of his music was held on March 15, 2025, and he performed many of his own works while inviting some of his friends to perform others.