21st-century hymns in German

"Dieser Tag ist Christus eigen" (This day belongs to Christ) is a Christian hymn with text by Peter Gerloff [de], written in 2004, to a 1939 melody by Gilbert König. The song was included in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.

"Atme in uns, Heiliger Geist" (Breath in us, Holy Spirit) is a Christian hymn for Pentecost, a song of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL) first created in France and published in 1982. The song was included in the 2013 Catholic hymnal in German, Gotteslob, and appears in songbooks.

"Wenn wir das Leben teilen" (When we share life) is a 2001 Christian offertory hymn with text by Hans Florenz, with a melody by Michael Wackenheim. The hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied is contained in several hymnals and songbooks.

"Was mein Herz schwer macht" (What makes my heart heavy) is a 2001 Christian song with text by Eugen Eckert, with a melody by Jürgen Kandziora. The hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied is contained in several hymnals and songbooks.

"Herr, nimm auch uns zum Tabor mit" (Lord, take us also along to Mount Tabor) is a Christian hymn with text by Peter Gerloff [de], written in 2001, with a melody by Richard Mailänder. The song was included in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.

"Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht" (On the way through this night) is a Christian hymn created in 2005 by lyricist Eugen Eckert and composer Horst Christill. The song of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), was first published and recorded in 2006, and has appeared in German hymnals and songbooks. Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht became the title of a 2021 choral collection of new compositions for Abendlob.

"Auf zu neuen Horizonten" (On to new horizons) is a Christian hymn with text by Helmut Schlegel, and music by Stephan Sahm. It is of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied. The song is included in the Catholic hymnal for young people, Ein Segen sein, and other songbooks.

The Franciscan Helmut Schlegel wrote texts of several hymns in German. With the music by various composers in the genre Neues Geistliches Lied, many of them appeared in the 2013 Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, and in other songbooks.

"Glauben können wie du" (Being able to believe like you) is a Christian poem by Helmut Schlegel, written in 2009, and made a hymn of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied with a melody by Joachim Raabe the same year. It addresses Mary, the mother of Jesus, to be imitated living the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. The song is included in song books and the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob.

"Ein Bote kommt, der Heil verheißt" (A messenger comes to announce salvation) is a Christian hymn with text Peter Gerloff, written in 2010 to match a 1529 well-known melody from Wittenberg. The Marian song that deals with the Annunciation was included in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob in 2013.