Solang es Menschen gibt auf Erden

"Solang es Menschen gibt auf Erden"
Christian hymn
Written1959 (1959), 1966, 1972
Textby Dieter Trautwein translating Huub Oosterhuis
LanguageGerman
Based onMatthew 6:26–30
Meter9 8 9 8
Melodyby Tera de Marez Oyens
Composed1959 (1959)
Published1975 (1975)

"Solang es Menschen gibt auf Erden" (As long as there are people on Earth) is a Christian hymn with German text by Dieter Trautwein, translating a 1969 Dutch hymn by Huub Oosterhuis, "Zolang er mensen zijn op aarde". The song, of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), is part of German hymnals and songbooks.