When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
What ever my lot you have taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul

Though the devil will ruin, though trials may come
Let this blessed assurance control
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate
And He shed His own blood for my soul

It is well, with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul

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, oh my soul

It is well, with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul

It is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul

And Lord haste the day when my faith shall be sight
And 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

It is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul

It is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul

traditional words by Horatio G. Spafford / traditional music by Phillip P. Bliss / additional music by Jars of Clay / © 2005 Bridge Building, a div. of Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (BMI) / Pogostick Music (BMI).

Behind the Song:
“Saved. Alone.” Those were the words Horatio Spafford (1828-1888) received by cable from his wife while traveling to England, their daughters perishing in a shipwreck. They’d already lost so much in the great Chicago fire. Yet, as Spafford sailed to join his wife, the musician wrote this hymn at the spot of the ocean tragedy. Dan says a challenge for a record like Redemptions Songs is determining what kind of “skin” should these hymns inhabit in order to make them more accessible today. The group selected a “soulful romp” by which to engage listeners. “There are people who buckle when they hear a hymn, and there are also people who say, ‘I remember growing up with hymns,’” Steve Mason observes. “This is another bridge song, one many will recognize. (Jars Of Clay)