Zundel was perhaps best known for his hymn BEECHER, widely used in American hymnals with "Love Divine" by Charles Wesley.

Zundel was born in the village of Hochdorf an der Enz (now part of Eberdingen) in what was then the Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany.

He attended the Royal Academy at Esslingen, Württemberg, from 1829 to 1831, then he began teaching at the local school in Birkach, Germany.

Additionally, Zundel composed a number of preludes, postludes, voluntaries, and fantasies suitable for church services.

[7] Zundel returned to his native country before his death in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, in May 1882.