[I clothe myself safely round with infinite Love and Wisdom]

[I clothe myself safely round with infinite Love and Wisdom]

Composer: Clara H. Scott
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: Clara H. Scott

Clara Harriett Fiske Jones Scott USA 1841-1897. Born at Elk Grove, IL, daughter of a farmer, the family moved to Chicago in 1856. Clara enrolled in the first Chicago Musical Institute, after founders, Chauncy M Cady and William Bradbury, opened it in 1858. Following her graduation from the program, she found employment at the new Lyons Girl’s Seminary (also founded in 1858) in Lyons, IA. While working there, she met Henry Clay Scott, who worked for Scott & Ovington Brothers wholesale crockery company. The two married in 1861 in McGregor, IA. They had two daughters, Medora and Mary. The family moved to Austin, IL, near Chicago in the 1870s. She become a composer, hymnwriter, and publisher. She was the first woman to publish a vo… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [I clothe myself safely round with infinite Love and Wisdom]
Composer: Clara H. Scott
Incipit: 55555 56655 55555
Copyright: Public Domain

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