It is well with my soul

Recently I heard this hymn, and it really touched my heart. It is absolutely beautiful, but more than that, the story behind the song makes it incredibly touching, inspirational, and meaningful.

You can find the story here

My two favorite versions of this song are done by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Anthem Lights. This song has lifted me over the last few months of really difficult trials and feeling forsaken by God. It has helped me overcome many of those feelings of darkness, feeling like I am suffocating in stress and fear, and feeling forsaken. It reminds me that He is there through every heartache and trail. With His help, I am learning to also say "It is well with my soul"

'It Is Well With My Soul'

Written by Horatio Spafford Composed by Philip Bliss

"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.

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.

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!

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.

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!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!

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."