Clara H. Scott Explained

Clara H. Scott (December 3, 1841 – June 21, 1897^[1]), née Fiske, was an American composer, hymnwriter and publisher.^[2] She was the first woman to publish a volume of anthems, the Royal Anthem Book, in 1882.^[3] Scott was also well known for her hymn, Open My Eyes, That I May See, written in 1895.^[4] The hymn was inspired by Psalm 119, verse 18.^[5] She died in 1897 after being thrown from her carriage by a spooked horse.^{[1] [5]}

External links

• Free scores at the Mutopia Project

Scott, Clara at Hymnary.org

Notes and References

1. News: June 30, 1897. Was An Awful Death, details of the accident in which Mrs. Hay and Mrs. Scott lost their lives at Dubuque yesterday. 14. The Courier. 2020-08-08. Waterloo, Iova. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Clara H. Fiske Scott. NetHymnal. 2015-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101349/http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/c/scott_chf.htm. 2016-03-04. dead.
3. Book: Smith. Eva Munson. Eva Munson Smith. Eagle. Mary Kavanaugh Oldham. The Congress of Women: held in the Woman's Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A., 1893. International Publishing Company. 1895. 419. Woman in Sacred Song.
4. Web site: Hawn. C. Michael. History of Hymns: "Open My Eyes, That I May See". United Methodist Church.
5. Web site: Donovan. Richard Niell. Hymn Story: Open My Eyes. Lectionary.org. 2007. 2015-03-27. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231948/http://www.lectionary.org/HymnStories/Open%20My%20Eyes.htm. dead.