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Hymnal Number
687Resource Type:
Keys included:
C
About this Hymn
Written in the nineteenth century by Horatio Spafford after the loss of his daughters in a tragic sea accident, this hymn speaks to the one hope to which we can cling, giving voice to the many in our congregation who are suffering. As Tim Keller writes, "The opposite of joy is not sadness; it is hopelessness."
Lyrics
Verse 1
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."
Chorus
It is well with my soul; it is well, it is well with my soul!
Verse 2
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control: that Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and has shed his own blood for my soul.
Verse 3
My sin— oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more; praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
Verse 4
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.
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."
Chorus
It is well with my soul; it is well, it is well with my soul!
Verse 2
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control: that Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and has shed his own blood for my soul.
Verse 3
My sin— oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more; praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
Verse 4
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.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Horatio G. Spafford, 1876
Music: Philip P. Bliss, 1876
Music: Philip P. Bliss, 1876