Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#493

493. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way

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.

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

2 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. [Chorus]

3 My sin--oh, the bliss of this glorious thought--
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to His cross and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, oh, my soul. [Chorus]

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. [Chorus]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: When peace, like a river, attendeth my way
• Author: Horatio G. Spafford (1874)
• Refrain First Line: It is well, with my soul
• Meter: 11, 8, 11, 9
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Assurance; Atonement: Sufficient; Faith: Assurance of; Rest; Trust: In Christ

Tune Information

• Name: BLISS
• Composer: Philip P. Bliss
• Meter: 11, 8, 11, 9