Diethard Zils

Diethard Zils
Born1935 (age 88–89)
Occupations
  • Theologian
  • Priest
  • Hymnwriter

Diethard Zils O.P. (born 1935) 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 (GL), and also in Protestant hymnals such as Evangelisches Gesangbuch (EG) and the Mennonitisches Gesangbuch [de] (MG). They were set to music by notable composers:[1]