It Is Well With My Soul

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

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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.

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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, O my soul!

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For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

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But, Lord, ‘tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Lord!
Blessèd hope, blessèd rest of my soul!

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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.

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Everyone has a song that when they hear someone humming, the tune brings back a flood of memories. A song that brings you back a step or two in time. This is my song.

For many many years when I was younger my mom had a couple copies of this CD "Country Church' and it was always playing in the back round whether we were travelling to the store or doing the dishes. As a result I know allot of our church hymns as well as I knew songs off the radio. 'It is Well With my Soul' was always the song I begged my mom to turn up and put on repeat.

This Sunday was the first Sunday that I attended the Lethbridge Church and if anybody has ever attended that church they would know that their congregation is HUGE. So imagine my excitement when I saw on the very bottom of the song list 'It is Well'. And let me tell you it was one of the most perfect singings of the song that I could have ever imagined. 1000 voices raised up to the Lord, the organ silent. I just closed my eyes and sang all the words from memory. What a beautiful sound. After the song when I opened my eyes I saw people with tears running down their faces. How blessed we are.