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]