“It is Well With My Soul” by Horatio Spafford & Phillip Bliss ~ James... | Luke Taylor

The Touching Story Behind "It Is Well With My Soul"

“It is Well with My Soul” written in 1873 by Horatio Spafford. We are so grateful to the Mennonites for coming and singing for us each month. | Brookdale Ontario

Who Was Horatio Spafford? What's the Story Behind “It Is Well With My Soul”

Behind The Song: Horatio Spafford & Philip Bliss, "It is Well with My Soul"

Horatio Spaffor y la historia que le dio vida a uno de los himnos cristianos más clásicos

~It is Well~ Mia, Jacy, & Mama T (Worth the Wait) “Horatio G. Spafford was a successful lawyer and businessman in Chicago with a lovely family - a wife, Anna, and five children. However, they were not strangers to tears and tragedy. Their young son died with pneumonia in 1871, and in that same year, much of their business was lost in the great Chicago fire. Yet, God in His mercy and kindness allowed the business to flourish once more. On Nov. 21, 1873, the French ocean liner, Ville du Havre was