Catherine Winkworth is celebrated as the premier translator of German hymns and chorales into English.

Winkworth was born in London in 1827, but grew up in Manchester where she spent most of her life. Her lifelong fascination with German hymns and chorales began during a yearlong visit to Dresden, Germany, in 1848. Her first set of translations, , contained 103 hymns, and a second series under the same title appeared in 1858, and contained 121 hymns. Her translations were immensely successful in expressing the theological richness and spirit of the German texts; went through numerous editions and reprints and remains today a monumental contribution to the history of hymnody. Among the most well known of Winkworths translations are Jesus, priceless treasure, Now thank we all our God, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, and Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness.