A hymn with lyrics from the first woman to publish a volume of anthems.

Title: Open My Eyes, That I May See
Composer: Michael Wilson
Arranger: Clara H. Scott

The arranger of this hymn is known as Clara Harriett Fiske Jones Scott, born in Elk Grove, IL. She was the daughter of a farmer, and the family moved to Chicago in 1856. Clara was the first woman to publish a volume of anthems, ‘The Royal anthem book’ in 1882. Horatio Palmer, a friend, helped her publish her songs. In 1897, she died in a horse-drawn buggy accident and her funeral was well-attended by music writers, teachers, professors, publishers, and friends. This hymn has a bit of a dancing theme that joins with the lyrics to help us, as we learn to see, hear and speak the truth from our hearts. I hope you enjoy it.

Lyrics:
Open my eyes that I may see
glimpses of truth thou hast for me.
Place in my hands the wonderful key
that shall unclasp and set me free.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

Open my ears that I may hear
voices of truth thou sendest clear,
and while the wave notes fall on my ear,
ev’rything false will disappear.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my ears, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

Open my mouth and let me bear
gladly the warm truth ev’rywhere.
Open my heart and let me prepare
love with thy children thus to share.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my mouth, illumine me,
Spirit divine!