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Catherine Winkworth
- Birth: September 13, 1827, Holborn, London, England
- Death: July 1, 1878, near Geneva, Switzerland
Catherine Winkworth was born in 1827 in England. She became a proponent of higher education for women. She translated German biographies of two women who founded sisterhoods for the poor and sick.
Winkworth was a prolific translator of German hymns She became interested in translating these hymns when Chevelier Bunsen, the German ambassador to England presented her with a copy of Andachtsbuch. This devotional book showed her the treasures in German hymnody. She published two series of Lyra Germanica, in 1855 and 1858. The first had 103 translations from Bunsen's Versuch eines allgemeinen Gesang und Gebetbuchs (1833). The second had 121 more translations from the same book. She also published the Chorale Book for England (1863), which contained some earlier translations with their proper chorale tunes, and Christian Singers of Germany, (1869) biographies of German hymn writers.
Page numbers in Trinity Hymnal (1990) and The Worshiping Church (1990)
| Title | Trinity | Worshiping |
|---|---|---|
| All My Heart This Night Rejoices | 217 | |
| Baptised into Your Name Most Holy | 415 | |
| Blessed Jesus, at Your Word | 303 | |
| Comfort, Comfort Ye My People | 197 | 132 |
| Fear Not, O Little Flock | 566 | |
| From Heaven High I Come to You | 220 | |
| If You Will Trust God to Guide You | 636 | |
| Jesus, Priceless Treasure | 656 | 119 |
| Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates | 198 | |
| Light of Lights, Enlighten Me | 397 | |
| Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now | 379 | |
| Lord Jesus Christ, Our Lord Most Dear | 410 | |
| Now Thank We All Our God | 98 | 374 |
| O God, My Faithful God | 602 | |
| Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty | 376 | |
| Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | 53 | 77 |
| Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray | 567 | |
| Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness | 421 | |
| Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying | 317 | 131 |
| Whate'er My God Ordains Is Right | 108 |