Abra Meus Olhos, Senhor

Representative Text

1 Venha, Senhor, meus olhos abrir,
Tua conquista, eu assistir,
Sim a chave eu quero do porvir,
E pra Sião eu quero ir.

Refrão:
Ansioso almejo Meu Senhor,
Pronto pra Teu querer Jesus,
Meus olhos, abra com amor…
Divina Luz!

2 Deixe, Jesus, eu escutar,
E da verdade eu desfrutar,
E com clareza vem me mostrar,
Que a falsidade irá falhar. [Refrão]

3 Sim minha boca vem abrir,
Pra Tua Palavra eu difundir,
Jesus meu coração vem remir,
Um filho Teu vou me sentir. [Refrão]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15141

Author: 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 >

Translator: Daniel Borges

Daniel is mar­ried, with two daugh­ters and a son, and at­tends the In­de­pend­ent Bap­tist Church in Va­lo Vel­ho, São Paulo Cyber Hymnal Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Venha, Senhor, meus olhos abrir
Title: Abra Meus Olhos, Senhor
English Title: Open my eyes, that I may see
Author: Clara H. Scott
Translator: Daniel Borges (2005)
Language: Portuguese
Refrain First Line: Ansioso almejo Meu Senhor
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[Open my eyes that I may see]

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list above. The hymn first appeared in Best Hymns No. 2, by Elisha A. Hoffman & Harold F. Sayles (Chicago, Illinois: Evangelical Publishing Company, 1895) (MIDI, score). Some…

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