Clara H. Fiske Scott

Born:  December 3, 1841, Elk Grove, Illinois, daughter of Abel and Sarah Fiske.

Died: June 21, 1897, Dubuque, Iowa, thrown from a buggy by a runaway horse.

    In 1856, Scott attended 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.
     Some hymnals incorrectly show the author as “Charles” Scott or "Chas." Scott.

Hymns

1. Always with Me, I Can Never
2. Everlasting Love Infold Me
3. Glory to God, Hallelujahs We Raise
4. God is Love, That Love Surrounds Me
5. I Clothe Myself Safely Round
6. My Life is in Thee, Thou Omnipresent One
7. Open My Eyes, That I May See (the only one of her many songs still in popular use)
8. Sweet Bells of Heaven, How Glad Ye Ring
9. Thou Art My Life, Thou Art My Health