Martin Rinkart was a German Lutheran clergyman and hymn writer born in Eilenburg in 1586. Throughout his career, he served in various ecclesiastical roles, including as a deacon in Eisleben and as an archdeacon in his birthplace. He remained in Eilenburg during the hardships of the Thirty Years' War and a significant plague outbreak in 1637. He is most widely recognized for composing the lyrics to the hymn "Nun danket alle Gott" around 1636, which later became a well-known piece of sacred music.