It Is Well
In November, 1873, Horatio Spafford sent his wife and four daughters on the French ship Ville du Havre from their home in Chicago to a vacation in France, planning to set out a few days later himself. Somewhere in the Atlantic, the Ville du Havre collided with a British ship coming the other way, and sank in just 12 minutes. Of his family, only Spafford’s wife survived. Spafford took the next boat over, and as he passed the spot where the ship went down, began to write, “When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll,” and continued until he had the text, “It is well with my soul.” His good friend, Philip Bliss, composed the tune for his words, naming it after the ship, VILLE DU HAVRE. In this hymn, Spafford has given all of us words of comfort and assurance in times of physical and spiritual crisis, paraphrasing those familiar words of Julian of Norwich: “And all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.” From Hymnary.org
This is a beautiful acapella version
This version with story told in text and pictures over the song playing
Yet Not I, But through Christ in Me
Sometimes there is criticism of modern music as being non-scriptural.
This particular song, and the group who wrote it show that there are gifted and grounded musicians still writing today. For a look at the depth of this song please read through “The Berean Test”
Hope you enjoy this modern Hymn