All Is Well With My Soul
By: Horactio G. Safford 1873
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot,
Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blessed assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
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!
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
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.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
- Words by Horatio G. Spafford, 1873- Music by Philip P. Bliss, 1876
The words to this hymn was written after two major traumas in Spafford's life. The first was the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871, which ruined him financially. Shortly after, while crossing the Atlantic, all four of Spafford's daughters died in a collision with another ship. Spafford's wife Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram: "SAVED ALONE." Several weeks later, as Spafford's own ship passed near the spot where his daughters died, he was inspired to write these words.
Bliss originally named the tune "Ville de Havre" after the ship on which Spafford's four girls perished, the SS Ville de Havre. Ironically, Bliss himself died in a tragic train wreck shortly after writing this music.
*These lyrics were wrenched out of pain. I have been on a big boat out to sea. I know the feeling of being swallowed by the ocean's depth. This man lost everything it seemed. His wife survived and her two words telegramed back to him after the accident were "SAVED ALONE"
His attitude astounds me. "All is well with my soul." I ponder on that statement of faith. He could has become bitter, yet he chose to become
better. Life will bring strong winds of trials. It is important to be standing on the Rock of Ages. Through Christ all things are possible. God comforted this man in his lost. He wrote down these words that day when he returned to the place where he lost his children in the ocean. He had no idea that his words would be echoed down the halls of time as a praise song for Jesus. This is truly an article of faith.
The Spirit gave light to "All is Well With My Soul."
Can you honestly say all is well with your soul? Have you poured it all out lately and let God fill you with fresh new wine?
My prayer for you today is:
"May the peace that passes all understanding rest within your soul. May you always walk through your life knowing that God is the master of our souls. May you hundgry and thirst after righteousness. May you seek the light and the truth of God's word. May those words be craved into your soul and your heart.It is all about the condition of your heart and soul. Be humbled. Be thankful to God for each and every blessing. Look forward to more blessings and healing and thank God in advance. "
Nancy G
