Martin Rinkart
Martin Rinkart, or Rinckart (23 April 1586, Eilenburg – 8 December 1649) was a German Lutheran clergyman and hymnist. He is best known for the text to "Nun danket alle Gott" ("Now thank we all our God") which was written c. 1636. It was set to music by Johann Crüger about 1647, and translated into English in the 19th century by Catherine Winkworth.
Martin Rinkart (1586–1649)
Rinkart was a deacon at Eisleben and archdeacon at Eilenburg, where he was born and also died. He served there during the Thirty Years' War and a severe plague in 1637.
Hymns
- Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God)
External links
- Martin Rinkart hymnary.org
- Martin Rinckart (Hymn-Writer) Bach Cantatas Website
- Works by or about Martin Rinkart at Internet Archive
- Works by Martin Rinkart at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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