Complex sentence: Crüger composed melodies to texts that were first published in the hymnal and are still sung today, including "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" by Paul Gerhardt, "Jesu, meine Freude", "Herzliebster Jesu" and "Nun danket alle Gott".
Split into simpler sentences: Crüger composed melodies to texts by authors such as Paul Gerhardt, which first appeared in the hymnal and are still sung today, including "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden". Other hymns still in use include "Jesu, meine Freude", "Herzliebster Jesu" and "Nun danket alle Gott".