What is the history of the song It Is Well With My Soul?
Horatio immediately set sail for England. At one point during his voyage, the captain of the ship, aware of the tragedy that had struck the Spafford family, summoned Horatio to tell him that they were now passing over the spot where the shipwreck had occurred. It is well, it is well with my soul.
Who wrote the hymn When Peace Like a River Attendeth my way?
Horatio Spafford
It is Well with My Soul/Lyricists
Did Horatio Spafford kill himself?
16 October 1888
Horatio Spafford/Date of death
Who composed the hymn It Is Well With My Soul?
Horatio Spafford
Philip Paul Bliss
It Is Well with My Soul/Composers
Who sings it is well with my soul the best?
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers have arguably some of the best harmonies in country music. So when they sing the powerful hymn “It Is Well With My Soul,” from the all-new collaborative record Voices: Vintage Hymns With Heart & Soul, it’s absolutely riveting.
What Does Peace Like a River mean?
The river simply finds a way to go around or over obstacles. It just keeps flowing. So when I think of peace like a river, I think of peace as something that can be continually flowing in our lives despite our circumstances or the obstacles that may get in our path.
What tragedy happened to Horatio Spafford’s family?
In 1871, Horatio Spafford, a prosperous lawyer and devout Presbyterian church elder and his wife, Anna, were living comfortably with their four young daughters in Chicago. In that year the great fire broke out and devastated the entire city.
What happened to Horatio Spafford at the end of his life?
On February 11, 1880, Horatio died of scarlet fever at age three. This final tragedy, after a decade of financial loss and personal grief accompanied by a lack of support from their church community, began Horatio’s philosophical move away from material success toward a lifelong spiritual pilgrimage.
Who wrote How Great Thou Art?
Carl Boberg
How Great Thou Art/Lyricists
A British minister, Stuart K. Hine, contributed heavily to the version of “How Great Thou Art” that we are familiar with today. However, the original text came from a Swedish preacher, Carl Boberg, who wrote his lyrics after a unique experience on the southeast coast of Sweden.