SOP Sabbath 2005: Hymns

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"Open My Eyes, That I May See"
(SDAH 326)

Verse One:
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.

Refrain:
Silently now I wait for thee,
Ready, my God, Thy will to see;
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

Verse Two:
Open my ears, that I may hear
Voices of truth Thou sendest clear;
And while the wave-notes
fall on my ear
Everything false will disappear.

Refrain:
Silently now I wait for thee,
Ready, my God, Thy will to see;
Open my ears, illumine me,
Spirit divine.

Verse Three:
Open my mouth, and let me bear
Gladly the warm truth everywhere;
Open my heart, and let me prepare
Love with Thy children thus to share.

Refrain:
Silently now I wait for thee,
Ready, my God, Thy will to see;
Open my heart, illumine me,
Spirit divine.

Background Information for Hymn #326

First published in 1895, both the words and the music of this hymn were written by Clara H. Scott, who was born December 3, 1841, at Elk Grove, Illinois. She went to the first musical institute held in Chicago by C. M. Cady, in 1856. For a time she taught music in the Ladies’ Seminary at Lyons, Iowa. Horatio R. Palmer encouraged her in creative writing, and she furnished a number of songs for his collections. She also published The Royal Anthem Book, 1882, which was the first anthem collection by a woman. Tragically, while visiting Dubuque, Iowa, she was killed June 21, 1897, when thrown from a buggy pulled by a runaway horse.

Adapted from Wayne Hooper and Edward E. White, Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (Hagerstown, Md.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1988).

SDAH = Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal
CH = Church Hymnal