Lyrics
I would say "It Is Well" has to be one of my favorite hymns of
All time. It's one that so many have turned to for comfort in
The midst of pain, loss, and great trial. The story behind the
Song to me is the epitome of faith in the midst of struggle
His name was Horatio Spafford. He lived in Chicago in the 1800s
With his wife and five children, one son and four daughters
After losing most of his fortune in the Great Chicago Fire
His young son died of scarlet fever. Shortly after, he sent
His wife and four daughters to Europe on a steamship. Tragically
The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Atlantic
He lost all four daughters, but his wife survived and sent
A telegram back to him with only two words: "Saved alone."
After receiving the news, Spafford immediately set sail to join
His wife. The captain notified Horatio as they approached the
Place where the sea had taken his four precious daughters. As they
Sailed past, Horatio took pen and paper and wrote these words
"When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
'It is well, it is well with my soul!'"
As a father of three girls myself, I can't imagine the grief
And the struggle of faith. But there is something so powerful
Even supernatural, when we can worship from that kind
Of place. Spafford ended the hymn with this last verse
"And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my soul!"
All time. It's one that so many have turned to for comfort in
The midst of pain, loss, and great trial. The story behind the
Song to me is the epitome of faith in the midst of struggle
His name was Horatio Spafford. He lived in Chicago in the 1800s
With his wife and five children, one son and four daughters
After losing most of his fortune in the Great Chicago Fire
His young son died of scarlet fever. Shortly after, he sent
His wife and four daughters to Europe on a steamship. Tragically
The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Atlantic
He lost all four daughters, but his wife survived and sent
A telegram back to him with only two words: "Saved alone."
After receiving the news, Spafford immediately set sail to join
His wife. The captain notified Horatio as they approached the
Place where the sea had taken his four precious daughters. As they
Sailed past, Horatio took pen and paper and wrote these words
"When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
'It is well, it is well with my soul!'"
As a father of three girls myself, I can't imagine the grief
And the struggle of faith. But there is something so powerful
Even supernatural, when we can worship from that kind
Of place. Spafford ended the hymn with this last verse
"And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my soul!"
