Diethard Zils
Diethard Zils O.P. is a German Dominican, priest and hymnwriter.
Born in Bottrop, Zils is known as a hymnwriter for the genre Neues Geistliches Lied and a translator of such songs. They have been included in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, and also in Protestant hymnals such as Evangelisches Gesangbuch and the . They were set to music by notable composers:- "Abraham, Abraham, verlass dein Land"
- "Ein befreiendes Lied"
- "Frieden und Shalom"
- "Im Dunkel unsrer Ängste"
- "Kommt herbei, singt dem Herrn"
- "Lass uns den Weg der Gerechtigkeit gehen"
- "Lobt und preist die herrlichen Taten"
- "Mädchen du in Israel"
- "Pilger sind wir Menschen"
- "Sag ja zu mir, wenn alles nein sagt"
- "Wir haben Gottes Spuren festgestellt"
- "Wir preisen deinen Tod"
