It Is Well With My Soul

It Is Well With My Soul, by Horatio G. Spafford, Philip P. Bliss, 1997 Word Music

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.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

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

My sin, O, 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!

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,
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.

Truly it is well with my soul. This is one of my most beloved songs. Almost every time I sing this song, my heart whelms with emotion and my eyes moisten with tears. This morning at church we sang this wonderful song. Life has many difficulties, trials, joys and sorrows but for those of us who truly and personally know the LORD, it will always be well with our souls. Jesus has bought our life with His own blood and we are headed for an eternity with Him.

I look at the lyrics of this song and put any situation going on in my life, no matter how good or how bad, and I can echo with the author, "Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, 'It is well, it is well with my soul'". "Let this blest assurance control, That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul". Oh praise the LORD, praise the Lord, that "My sin not in part, but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more".

Many of you know that I love singing songs like this one that speak of my Savior, that speak of my God, that tell of the blessed hope that I have awaiting one day in heaven. A few less of you know that I don't have songs picked out for my possible future wedding day but I do have songs planned out for my certain departure from this earth (unless the Lord returns first). The funeral song list has varied from time to time but It Is Well With my Soul always has been one of my top choices. I long for the day when the faith that God has given me shall be sight. O, eternity of being well with my soul. Today, again, I remind myself, IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL.