Friedrich Dörr

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Friedrich Dörr
Born(1908-03-07)7 March 1908
Obereschenbach, German Empire
Died13 May 1993(1993-05-13) (aged 85)
Eichstätt, Germany
Education
Occupations
  • Theologian
  • Hymnwriter
  • Academic teacher
Organization
AwardsOrder of Philip the Magnanimous

Friedrich Dörr (7 March 1908 – 13 May 1993) was a German Catholic priest and professor of theology, who is known as a hymnwriter. He shaped the first common German Catholic hymnal, Gotteslob, published in 1975.

Life

Friedrich Dörr was born in

Collegium Germanicum in Rome, graduating in 1930 from the Pontifical Gregorian University.[1] He was ordained as priest by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani on 29 October 1933. He wrote his dissertation in 1935, entitled Diadochus von Photike und die Messaliner.[1][2]

Dörr returned to the

Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule in Eichstätt (later called Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt) from 1 November 1945.[1][2] He served as Rector of the institution from 1964 to 1968, and was professor until 1976.[1]
He was also president of the Studentenhilfe in Eichstätt.

From 1966 to 1975, Dörr was a member of the commission working towards the first common Catholic hymnal in German, Gotteslob.[2] He wrote several hymns.[1][3] The Book of Hours of 1978 contained 30 of his hymns.[3]

He died in Eichstätt.[1][2]

Songs in Gotteslob

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".

The following list has the numbers of the 2013 Gotteslob, and the numbers in the first edition in brackets:[8]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-3-52-550323-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  2. ^ a b c d e "Nachlässe Personen / Friedrich Dörr". literaturportal-bayern.de (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^
    Diocese of Rottenburg
    : 5–8.
  4. ^ a b 495 / Sakrament der Liebe Gottes (L) / Leben in der Kirche – Eucharistie mein-gotteslob.de
  5. ^ a b 368 / O lieber Jesu, denk ich dein (L) / Leben in Gott – Jesus Christus mein-gotteslob.de
  6. ^ a b 615 / Du Licht des Himmels, großer Gott (L) / Tagzeitenliturgie (Stundengebet) – Laudes mein-gotteslob.de
  7. ^ a b 90 / Christus, du bist der helle Tag (L) / Gesänge – Tag – Abend mein-gotteslob.de
  8. Diocese of Cologne
    , 1975
  9. ISBN 9783460429000
  10. ^ 477 / Gott ruft sein Volk zusammen (L, Genf) / Leben in der Kirche – Kirche – Ökumene mein-gotteslob.de
  11. ^ 491 ö / Ich bin getauft und Gott geweiht (L) / Leben in der Kirche – Taufe mein-gotteslob.de
  12. ^ 521 / Maria, dich lieben ist allzeit mein Sinn (L) / Leben in der Kirche – Maria mein-gotteslob.de
  13. ^ 628 / O Gott, dein Wille schuf die Welt (L) / Leben in der Kirche – Maria mein-gotteslob.de
  14. ^ 186 / Was uns die Erde Gutes spendet (L) / Gesänge – Woche – Gesänge zur Gabenbereitung mein-gotteslob.de
  15. ^ 329 / Das ist der Tag, den Gott gemacht (L) / Gesänge – Jahr – Osterzeit mein-gotteslob.de

Further reading

External links
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