
The song features Darlene Zschech as lead vocalist, with a new added bridge composed by Reuben Morgan and Ben Fielding, and was recorded in Sydney, Australia in three days, mixed in England overnight and mastered in Los Angeles, before being released in the iTunes Store the following weekend. Chord chart for 'It Is Well With My Soul' as recorded on 'Matt Redman: Unbroken Praise (Live)'. It reached the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100 with all proceeds from the sale of this single going to the relief effort. Hillsong Live team recorded a special single in December 2010 to aid victims of the 2010–2011 flooding in Queensland, Australia.

Hillsong Church version "It Is Well With My Soul" The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!Īnd Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life,īut Lord, 'tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!įor me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live: Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know When peace like a river, attendeth my way, Bliss called his tune Ville du Havre, from the name of the stricken vessel. Spafford wrote this hymn after suffering a horrible and tragic family event. Emi Iwanaga served thirteen years as a missionary in Amazon Valley in Brazil, over 20+ years as a children’s ministry director, women’s ministry director, and pastor’s wife, and is currently a spiritual director. It draws inspiration for unshakable faith of its creator, Horatio Gates Spafford (1828-1888). Yet, It is well with my soul resounding today. 'It Is Well With My Soul' is a hymn of faith. Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his daughters had died. 'It Is Well With My Soul' is a soothing song that gives our soul reprieve and strength to keep on living. His wife Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone …". While crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sea vessel, the Loch Earn, and all four of Spafford's daughters died. In a late change of plan, he sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire.

His business interests were further hit by the economic downturn of 1873, at which time he had planned to travel to England with his family on the SS Ville du Havre, to help with D. The first two were the death of his four-year-old son and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer and had invested significantly in property in the area of Chicago that was extensively damaged by the great fire). This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford's life.
