Information
We sing this hymn during Cycle 4 and read about it in Cycle 4, Week 5. You can find the hymns to sing and study in Cycle 4 here.
This hymn is also called “When Peace Like a River.” It was written by Horatio Gates Spafford, who was born in 1828 in Troy, New York, and died in 1888 in Jerusalem.
Here are some websites with more information:
Lyrics:
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.”
Refrain (may be sung after final stanza only):
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 has regarded my helpless estate,
and has shed his own blood for my soul. Refrain
3 My sin oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
my sin, not in part, but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more;
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! Refrain
4 O Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend;
even so, it is well with my soul. Refrain
Spotify Links:
- Keith and Kristyn Getty
- Sovereign Grace Music
- New Heights Quartet (instrumental)
- Elevated Worship (instrumental)
- The O’Neill Brothers Group (instrumental)
Videos:
Learn how to play this hymn on piano:
Learn how to play this hymn on guitar:
Learn how to sign this song in ASL:
Book Pages:
Below, you will find page numbers for reading about this hymn in a variety of books.
101 Hymn Stories p. 126
Amazing Grace 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories p. 194
Be Still, My Soul p. 152
O Worship the King p. 23
Our Hymns, Our Heritage p. 240
Singing the Great Hymns (Simply Charlotte Mason) p. 90
Still Singing: Hymn Stories For Every Season p. 52