Composer Bio Information
Scott, Clara H.'s bio information
Friday, December 3, 1841 - Monday, June 21, 1897
Born: December 3, 1841, Elk Grove, Illinois.
Died: June 21, 1897, Dubuque, Iowa, thrown from a buggy by a runaway horse.
Daughter of Abel Scott and Sarah Fiske, Scott attended, in 1856, the first Music Institute held in Chicago, Illinois by C. M. Cady. She went on to teach music at the Ladies Seminary, Lyons, Iowa (1859). She married Henry Clay Scott in 1861. In 1882, she published the Royal Anthem Book, the first volume of anthems published by a woman.
Scott met and was greatly encouraged by Horatio Palmer, who helped publish many of her songs. She issued three collections before her untimely death.
Sources
* Erickson, p. 390
Hymns
1. Open My Eyes, That I May See (the only one of her many songs still in popular use)
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/c/scott_chf.html
Died: June 21, 1897, Dubuque, Iowa, thrown from a buggy by a runaway horse.
Daughter of Abel Scott and Sarah Fiske, Scott attended, in 1856, the first Music Institute held in Chicago, Illinois by C. M. Cady. She went on to teach music at the Ladies Seminary, Lyons, Iowa (1859). She married Henry Clay Scott in 1861. In 1882, she published the Royal Anthem Book, the first volume of anthems published by a woman.
Scott met and was greatly encouraged by Horatio Palmer, who helped publish many of her songs. She issued three collections before her untimely death.
Sources
* Erickson, p. 390
Hymns
1. Open My Eyes, That I May See (the only one of her many songs still in popular use)
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/c/scott_chf.html
Hymns Composed (1)
Midst The Darkness, Storm, And Sorrow Mens (TTBB)The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 2 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 3 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 4 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 5 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 6 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- # 7 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)
- # 8 - Peace, Peace Is Mine (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 14, 2023)
- # 9 - Only A Little While 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 13, 2023)
- #10 - Bless Me Now (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 11, 2023)