Kurt Rommel

Kurt Rommel (20 December 1926 – 5 March 2011) was a German Protestant pastor of the Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg, author of spiritual books, and hymnodist.

He wrote text and tune of hymns contained in both Protestant and Catholic hymnals.

Born in Kirchheim unter Teck,[1] Rommel was drafted to the Wehrmacht after his Abitur.

[2] In 1962, he founded the form Kinogottesdienst of services held in a cinema, with a band instead of an organ.

[3] "Lass uns in deinem Namen, Herr" was included in the 2018 songbook Wo wir dich loben, wachsen neue Lieder – plus (Where we praise you, new songs grow) by Strube-Verlag, including a translation into French.