It Is Well With My Soul - Violin Solo

This beloved hymn has been a consolation for many heavy hearts. The story behind it is powerful, as Horatio Spafford penned the lyrics at a time of great tragedy in his life. After losing much of his business in the Chicago fires, he sent his wife and 4 daughters across the Atlantic ahead of him. On the voyage, their ship, the Ville du Havre, collided with another ship and sank in 12 minutes. Mrs. Spafford survived, though their four daughters drowned at sea. After receiving a telegram from his wife with the words "Saved alone." 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.”

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