Open My Eyes, That I May See

 

Open my eyes that I may see

Wonderful things in Your law.

Psalm 119:18

Clara Scott was born in 1841 in Chicago.  She was drawn to music at an early age, and became the music teacher at the Ladies Seminary in Iowa while still in her teens.  In 1861, she married Henry Clay Scott and began writing songs and hymns, instrumental music, and a book of choral anthems – the first to be published by a woman.

In 1895, Clara wrote the hymn Open My Eyes that I Might See.  The following year she published a book, Truth in Song for Lovers of Truth.

Open My Eyes, That I May See - Hayes Barton Baptist Church