It is Well With My Soul (When Peace Like a River) | story behind the hymn | hymn history | lyrics

Horatio Spafford went through much tragedy. Still his soul was at peace, as he wrote in this classic hymn. Explore the story, a deep look at the words of all the verses, and sing along with me, in this episode. 🎹 MP3s of this performance and solo piano part:   / it-is-well-with-162389142   ✏️ Full transcript of this episode: https://lukepowellministries.com/frid... ✅ Follow me on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAX... ➡️ Get my daily devotions: https://lukepowellministries.com/dail... 🙏 Support this ministry: https://lukepowellministries.com/supp... ✉️ Join my weekly mailing list: https://lukepowellministries.com/mail... 🎵 Buy my music: https://lukepowellministries.com/store Sources: Wikipedia - "It Is Well With My Soul": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Is_W... Wikipedia - Horatio Spafford: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio... Wikipedia - Philip Bliss: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_... UMC Discipleship Ministries - "History of Hymns: It Is Well With My Soul": https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resou... Hymnology Archive - "It Is Well With My Soul": https://www.hymnologyarchive.com/it-i... HymnCharts - "The Story Behind: It Is Well With My Soul": https://hymncharts.com/the-story-behi... Bethel Church Ripon - Horatio Gates Spafford: https://www.bethelripon.com/life-stor... Heroes, Heroines & History - "It Is Well With My Soul": https://www.hhhistory.com/2025/03/it-... Faith Church - "150 Years of Saying and Singing It Is Well With My Soul": https://wearefaith.org/blog/150-years... LYRICS: 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. 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. 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! Blessed hope, blessed 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. #hymn #hymnhistory