"Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen" (May the road make us meet) is a Christian hymn written in 1988 with German text by Markus Pytlik based on Irish blessings. He also composed the melody. The song, of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), is part of German hymnals, including regional sections of the Catholic Gotteslob, and songbooks including ecumenical collections.
| "Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen" | |
|---|---|
| Christian hymn | |
| Written | 1988 |
| Text | by Markus Pytlik |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Irish blessings |
| Melody | by Markus Pytlik |
| Composed | 1988 |
History
Markus Pytlik wrote "Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen" in 1988, in an effort to express faith in contemporary texts and music in a genre later known as Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL).[1]
The song was included in regional sections of the German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, such as GL 851 in the Diocese of Limburg and GL 833 in the Diocese of Cologne.[2] The song is part of several songbooks, including ecumenical collections.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen (Irische Segenswünsche)". evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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