Dieter Frettlöh
Dieter Frettlöh (born December 22, 1924 in Herchen ; † November 2, 2004 in Wenningstedt , Sylt ) was a German pastor and author.
Life
Dieter Frettlöh was drafted into military service after graduating from the Otto Kühne School in Godesberg . After the Second World War he studied Protestant theology in Wuppertal, Bonn and Basel. He passed his first theological exam in April 1951 in Berlin. Afterwards Frettlöh was vicar in Köpenick and Burgsolms; This was followed by a special vicariate in prison pastoral care in the correctional facilities in Lüttringhausen and Wuppertal. He passed the second theological exam in 1954 in Düsseldorf. In 1955 he was a youth and vocational school pastor in Langenberg. Then Frettlöh was parish priest in Bockenau before he became pastor of the Siegburg correctional facility in 1959. In 1970 he moved to Mannheim as a prison chaplain . From 1976 to 1977 he was pastor of the Wichernkirche in Kirchheim .
Frettlöh began to write new texts to old hymn melodies, he is the lyricist of Christian poetry , many new sacred songs and was a member of the ecumenical lyricists and composers group of the Werkgemeinschaft Musik e. V. and the AG Music in the Evangelical Youth e. V., today the lyricists and composers group TAKT .
Works (selection)
- Christ gives water, life promises (canon) (music: Herbert Beuerle , 1985)
- Christ is born (music: Rolf Schweizer ) ESG song book 330
- God loves the world (music: Paul Ernst Ruppel ) RG 373
- Christ is born in the pain of time RG 428
- Lord, show us the way (Music: Volker Gwinner )
- Give courage to the fearful (1980; music: Detlev Jöcker ) Menschenkinder-Verlag
- Taste and see (1985; Music: Lothar Graap , 1986) Edition Musica Rinata
Publications (selection)
- small texts ... / no. 5. So it will be . Kaiser-Verlag, 1957
- small texts ... / no. 6. Would it be born here? . Kaiser-Verlag, 1957
- Weighed and found to be too light . Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1958
- games of the time / 145. Mrs. State born. Church . Kaiser-Verlag, 1960
- small texts ... / no. 15. The removed keys . Kaiser-Verlag, 1964
Web links
- Literature by and about Dieter Frettlöh in the catalog of the German National Library
- Search for Dieter Frettlöh in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frettlöh, Dieter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pastor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 2004 |
| Place of death | Wenningstedt , Sylt |