"Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht" (On the way through this night) is a Christian hymn created in 2005 by lyricist Eugen Eckert and composer Horst Christill.
Eugen Eckert and Horst Christill created "Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht" in 2005 as a paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis to be used in liturgies of the hours.
[1] It was published in 2006 in a collection NachKlänge (After-sounds), subtitled "Musikalische Nachtgebete" (Musical night prayers) by Dehm, with a selection of the songs recorded, including "Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht".
[2] "Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht" was recorded in 2017 as part of the collection Jetzt (Now) of the band Habakuk.
[4][5] Its subtitle "Chorbuch Evensong / Abendlob, für Oberstimmenchor und gemischten Chor (SATB/SSA/SAA)" indicates that the choral collection contains many entries for a four-part choir SATB as well as those for high voices only.