It Is Well With My Soul

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  • SATB

  • SSAA

  • TTBB

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  • $10

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  • $10

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  • $10

(TTBB-12) It Is Well with My Soul

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More Details

  • SATB, SSAA, or TTBB
  • Piano and Violin or Flute accompaniment (Violin or Flute or Clarinet for the TTBB version)
  • Music by Phillip Paul Bliss
  • Words by Horatio G. Spafford
  • Arranged by Lane Johnson
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Duration: ~5:30
It is Well with My Soul is a beloved Christian hymn from the late 1800's with text by Horatio G. Spafford and music by Phillip Paul Bliss. The words for this hymn were written after a series of traumatic events in Spafford's life, including the death of his son at the age of 2, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which  ruined him financially, as well as the loss of all four of his daughters in a tragic accident at sea.

I attempted to capture in the music the feeling of internal peace that Spafford came to following these tragedies in his life, as well as his firm faith and enduring personal gratitude for the Savior.

This arrangement was originally written for TTBB for the BYU Men's Chorus to be added to their Set Apart album. The arrangement was later revoiced for SATB and SSAA with Piano and either Violin or Flute accompaniment.

Text

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 hath 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—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.

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

O Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The heav’ns be rolled back like 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.

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