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It is well with my soul
This famous hymn has consoled many during times of great stress and emotional strain. Through the words the Lord has communicated His eternal love to us, that in this life we will have tribulation and grief, but for those who have set their belief in His son Jesus Christ, the grief, pain and heartache is just for the night. Sorrow may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning.
For more details on the authorship and surrounding circumstances under which this hymn was written go to the following link:
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/t/i/itiswell.htm.. The link also provides piano rendition of the hymn.
Here are the words to that hymn.
Words: bio("Horatio G. Spafford","s/p/spafford_hg") Horatio G. Spafford, 1873.
Music: bio("Philip P. Bliss","b/l/i/bliss_pp") Philip P. Bliss, 1876 lmn("i/t/It%20Is%20Well%20with%20My%20Soul") (MIDI, score). The tune is named after the ship on which Spafford’s children perished, the S.S. Ville de Havre. Ironically, Bliss himself died in a tragic train wreck shortly after writing this music.
For more details on the authorship and surrounding circumstances under which this hymn was written go to the following link:
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/t/i/itiswell.htm.. The link also provides piano rendition of the hymn.
Here are the words to that hymn.
Words: bio("Horatio G. Spafford","s/p/spafford_hg") Horatio G. Spafford, 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.
Refrain
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 blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
Refrain
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!
Refrain
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.
Refrain
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!
Refrain
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.
Refrain
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Refrain
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 blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
Refrain
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!
Refrain
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.
Refrain
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!
Refrain
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.
Refrain
Music: bio("Philip P. Bliss","b/l/i/bliss_pp") Philip P. Bliss, 1876 lmn("i/t/It%20Is%20Well%20with%20My%20Soul") (MIDI, score). The tune is named after the ship on which Spafford’s children perished, the S.S. Ville de Havre. Ironically, Bliss himself died in a tragic train wreck shortly after writing this music.
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