Now thank we all our God, With heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, In whom his world rejoices; Who from our mother’s arms Hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours to-day.
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| Birth: | 13th September, 1827 |
| Death: | 1st July, 1878 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Translator |
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Catherine Winkworth was born in London. She was an English translator. She is best known for bringing the German chorale tradition to English speakers with her numerous translations of hymns. In 1845 she went to Dresden, Germany, to stay for a year. Around 1854, she published her book Lyra Germanica, a collection of German hymns which she had chosen and translated into English. She also translated biographies of two founders of sisterhoods for the poor and the sick: Life of Pastor Fliedner, 1861, and Life of Amelia Sieveking, 1863. She lived most of her early life in Manchester.
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