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Believers Hymn Book · No. 324 · Words: Horatio Spafford · Tune: It is Well
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written in 1873 by Horatio Spafford after the tragic drowning deaths of his four daughters, 'It Is Well With My Soul' is one of Christianity's most beloved hymns of faith and trust in God amid suffering.
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 hath regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
Chorus
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Verse 3
My sin, O the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to His Cross, and I bear it no more;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
Chorus
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Verse 4
For me be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live!
If death's waters o'er me shall roll
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life,
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
Chorus
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Verse 5
But, Lord, 'tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait;
The sky, not the grave is our goal:
O trump of the angel! O voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope! Blessed rest of my soul!
Chorus
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
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