It Is Well With My Soul

i have been thinking alot about the hymn It is Well With My Soul lately. this hymn was writ­ten by Horatio Spafford af­ter two ma­jor trau­mas occured in his life. the first was the great Chi­ca­go Fire of Oc­to­ber 1871, which ru­ined him fi­nan­cial­ly (he had been a weal­thy bus­i­ness­man). short­ly af­ter, while cross­ing the At­lan­tic, all four of Spaf­ford’s daugh­ters died in a col­li­sion with an­o­ther ship. sev­er­al weeks lat­er, as his own ship passed near the spot where his daugh­ters died, the Ho­ly Spir­it in­spired these words. they speak to the eter­nal hope that all be­liev­ers have, no mat­ter what pain and grief be­fall them on earth. (partially taken from www.cyberhymnal.org)

really read the words in this hymn.

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.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for 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!

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

But, Lord, ‘tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Lord!
Blessèd hope, blessèd rest of 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.

what faith this man had in the Lord to be able to honestly say that it was well with his soul. i have considered my own heart. sometimes i have to just speak out loud that i know it is well with my soul even if i don't really feel like it is.