Friedrich Dörr (7 March 1908 – 13 May 1993) was a German Catholic priest and professor of theology, who is known as a hymnwriter.

After his Abitur in 1927, he studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome, graduating in 1930 from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

After World War II ended, Dörr was appointed professor of Systematische Philosophie und Pädagogik at the Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule in Eichstätt (later called Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt) from 1 November 1945.

[1][2] For the Gotteslob of 1975, Dörr contributed several songs, especially translations of Latin hymns, including "Komm, Heilger Geist, der Leben schafft" from Veni Creator Spiritus,[1] "Sakrament der Liebe Gottes" from Tantum ergo,[4] "O lieber Jesu, denk ich dein" from of Jesu dulcis memoria,[5] "Du Licht des Himmels, großer Gott" from Deus qui coeli lumen es[6] and the evening hymns "Christus, du bist der helle Tag" from "Christe, qui lux es et dies"[7] and "Bevor des Tages Licht vergeht" from Te lucis ante terminum.

[1] He created a new hymn, retaining only the first line of "Maria, dich lieben ist allzeit mein Sinn".