Lutheran Service Book ‎#763

763. When Peace Like a River

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.

Refrain:
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. [Refrain]

3 He lives—-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, O my soul! [Refrain]

4 And, Lord, haste the day when our faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
The trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend;
Even so it is well with my soul. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When peace like a river attendeth my way
• Title: When Peace Like a River
• Author: Horatio G. Spafford
• Refrain First Line: It is well with my soul
• Meter: 11 8 11 9 and refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 26:3
  ;
  Luke 2:29
  ;
  Romans 5:1
  ;
  Colossians 3:15

Tune Information

• Name: IT IS WELL
• Composer: Philip P. Bliss, 1838-76
• Meter: 11 8 11 9 and refrain
• Key: C Major