It is well with my soul.
I love it in four-part harmony… and I love the story behind the song- one who experienced such tragedy and loss… and still declared 'It is well with my soul."
Horatio Spafford, a successful lawyer and businessman in Chicago, had a number of traumatic experiences:
- The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 damaged his property and ruined him financially
- The economic downturn of 1873 further impacted his business interests
- His ship, the Ville du Havre, collided with the Scottish ship, the Loch Earn, and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 226 people, including all four of his daughters.
