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It Is Well With My Soul

Adventist Hymns – Public Domain: —
Author: Horatio G. Spafford (1829–1888)
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Verse 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

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

Verse 2

Tho' Satan should buffet, tho' trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed his own blood for my soul.

Verse 3

My sin—O the bliss of this glorious tho't— 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!

Verse 4

And, Lord, haste the day when the 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.

Public Domain Information

Text: Public Domain
Tune: Not verified (melody not provided)
Source: Christ in Song no. 386 (as transcribed on adventhymnals.org) — Administrator upload
Verified: November 1, 2026

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Text Rights: Public Domain Words by Horatio G. Spafford (1829-1888), printed in "Christ in Song" no. 386 (https://www.adventhymnals.org/christ-in-song/hymn-386-it-is-well-with-my-soul/). Lyricist printed in the transcription ("H. G. Spafford") and original author named in the Himnario Adventista 2009 credit for hymn 426 agree; the author died in 1888 (public domain: more than 70 years after death and before 1929 in the US). Transcription retrieved 2026-11-01. Not yet proofread against a scan.
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