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!”
C
When peace like a river at
G
tendeth my
C
way,
When sorrows like
D7
sea billows
G-G7
roll;
What
C
ever my
F
lot Thou hast taught me to
G
say,
"It is
C
well, it is well
G
with my
C
soul!"
It is well with my soul! It is well, it is well with my soul!
C
It is well with
C-G
my soul!
It
G-F
is well, it
F-G
is
G-G7
well with
G7-C-F-C
my soul!
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.
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.
C
Though Satan should buffet, though
G
trials should come,
Let this blest
D7
assurance
G-G7
control,
That
C
Christ hath
F
regarded my helpless estate,
And hath
C
shed His own blood
G
for my
C
soul.
It is well with my soul! It is well, it is well with my soul!
C
It is well with
C-G
my soul!
It
G-F
is well, it
F-G
is
G-G7
well with
G7-C-F-C
my soul!
3
My sin—oh, 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!
My sin—oh, 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!
C
My sin—oh, the bliss of this
G
glorious
C
thought—
My sin, not in
D7
part, but the
G-G7
whole,
Is
C
nailed to His
F
Cross, and I bear it no
G
more;
Praise the
C
Lord, praise the Lord,
G
O my
C
soul!
It is well with my soul! It is well, it is well with my soul!
C
It is well with
C-G
my soul!
It
G-F
is well, it
F-G
is
G-G7
well with
G7-C-F-C
my soul!
4
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live; If dark hours about me shall roll, No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live;
If dark hours about me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
C
For me, be it Christ, be it
G
Christ hence to
C
live;
If dark hours
D7
about me shall
G-G7
roll,
No
C
pang shall be
F
mine, for in death as in
G
life
Thou wilt
C
whisper Thy peace
G
to my
C
soul.
It is well with my soul! It is well, it is well with my soul!
There is a touching story behind the author of this hymn, Brother Horatio Spafford, a successful businessman and hymn writer from Chicago. He suffered the loss of his four daughters in a ship wreck, which prompted him to pen this famous hymn in 1873. (Please google for details as this website doesn't allow links :(...)
In 2008 I lost my mother and as I traveled to attend the burial, I received a call informing me that my father had also passed. Deep in my heart while on bus I sung this song, "It's well with my soul." The years that would follow will be so trying but.. "It's well with my soul."
Growing up I always considered this a hymn for the older saints because it was slow and boring, but now that I'm 25 in learning that it is well! Praise the Lord we can be like the eagle and fly above every frustration. This hymn lifts me up Hallelujah it is well!
Whenever I face troubles and at the point of tears, this song reminds me that trouble should not move me, but teach me to say it is well with my soul. Halelujah!
Lost my mum in 2012, on my way to my dad burial 4 yrs later...exactly 4 years ago, on the same month. This song reminds me of God's promise...whatever my lot Thou hast taught me to say it is well with my soul...
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TX, United States
There is a touching story behind the author of this hymn, Brother Horatio Spafford, a successful businessman and hymn writer from Chicago. He suffered the loss of his four daughters in a ship wreck, which prompted him to pen this famous hymn in 1873. (Please google for details as this website doesn't allow links :(...)
Nairobi, Kenya
In 2008 I lost my mother and as I traveled to attend the burial, I received a call informing me that my father had also passed. Deep in my heart while on bus I sung this song, "It's well with my soul." The years that would follow will be so trying but.. "It's well with my soul."
Nairobi, Kenya
When I lost my wife to manegities and the second this month to cancer this song gives me hope.
Sherman Oaks, CA, United States
This one is like medicine to the soul. Sing this one and it changes the atmosphere around and in you.
Columbia, MO, United States
This is a great hymn. However, the chord changes are incorrect for the version I know. Should be:
C, F, C, D, G, G7
C, F, G, G, C, F, G
C ......... G
F, G, G7, C, F, C.
Hope that helps.
Valley Stream, NY, United States
Growing up I always considered this a hymn for the older saints because it was slow and boring, but now that I'm 25 in learning that it is well! Praise the Lord we can be like the eagle and fly above every frustration. This hymn lifts me up Hallelujah it is well!
Benin, Edo, Nigeria
This hymn lifts me up whenever I am moody.
Dallas, TX, United States
Good song.
Blantyre, Malawi
Whenever I face troubles and at the point of tears, this song reminds me that trouble should not move me, but teach me to say it is well with my soul. Halelujah!
Abuja, Abia, Nigeria
Lost my mum in 2012, on my way to my dad burial 4 yrs later...exactly 4 years ago, on the same month. This song reminds me of God's promise...whatever my lot Thou hast taught me to say it is well with my soul...