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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

It is well

Assurance and Joy of Salvation General

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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!”
 
It is well with my soul!
It is well, it is well with 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.
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!
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.

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Marisa

Worcester, MA, United States

Nov 28, 2016

My favorite song!

I will never forget when, as a young believer in the Lord, I went to the restroom to take a break at work. (I was struggling. I couldn't understand why it was that after confessing so many times, I still was carrying the burden of past sins.) This song rose up in me, and I got fully released!!!! My sins - IN WHOLE - have been NAILED to the cross!!!! Hallelujah, NAILED!!! NOT THUMBTACKED! They can't ever come down again! I went back to work - never the same again. Lord Jesus, thank You for Your all-inclusive death! I love You!

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Bro Jimmy

Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria

Nov 14, 2016

My sin, not in part but the whole is nailed to the cross and best it no more, praise the Lord. Meaning Ido not sin because His remainth in me. Therefore I refuse to be a sinner.

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Ahuruonye Okezie Christian

Umuahia, Abia, Nigeria

Aug 13, 2016

It's really well with my soul, in such a turbulent world!

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Byke

Lagos, Nigeria

Jun 13, 2016

We all have gone through something or someone is going through something, No matter what it is, God's mercy endures, it is ever faithfully, ever sure. Be glad and Rejoice in the Lord.

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Paul

Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria

May 30, 2016

This hymn is quite soul inspiring and spirit lifting. God bless this ministry. Shalom!

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Paul Tarantino

Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States

May 25, 2016

They just don't write them like this anymore. Very rich and meaningful.

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Vivian Segun-John

Nigeria

May 6, 2016

How refreshing a song! Praise God that despite the perils, it is well with my soul!

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Dane

Fresno, CA, United States

Apr 22, 2016

I have lost 5 family members from cancer over the last couple of years. One being my other half.

I went to sleep last night feeling sad and lonely. But woke up with the words it is well with my soul. So I typed it in.

I listed to the first song that came up. It was the song with the author and his story. I knew then that God was reaching his arms around me.

Then I scrolled down and read the comments left. They inspired and feed my soul.

I will say when I am lonely and missing my love and family to say

"it is well with my soul"

and know His love wraps me, His hands carry me, and forgiveness is endless.

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James Lambert

Columbus, OH, United States

Apr 11, 2016

This is one of the most inspirational songs in my memory. It was played by a soloist on a saxophone with piano support. It brought tears to my eyes. I printed out the lyrics and again several times it brought comfort and tears to my eyes. Paul, I remembered wrote "Rejoice in the Lord always." This song helps reinforce what he wrote. As do all the testimonials I read here.

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Eburuche Obinna Chimezie Banio

Akwanga, Nasarawa, Nigeria

Mar 14, 2016

When I get overwhelmed with much work as an entrepreneur. When it seems am sure to fail. When the strength and technical know-how fails, I get glued to God & I keep reasuring myself that it is well until the Holy Spirit steps in to do the unimaginable. IT'S WELL WITH MY SOUL. Assuredly, I can never be destroyed.

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