How Horatio Spafford Wrote ‘It Is Well with My Soul’ After Losing His Daughters at Sea

Описание: If your world fell apart in an instant, could you still say, ‘It is well with my soul’?”

He lost everything—his fortune, his home, and worst of all, his four daughters. Yet, from the depths of unimaginable grief, Horatio Spafford penned one of the most powerful hymns in history: "It Is Well with My Soul."

In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed Spafford’s thriving real estate business, leaving him financially devastated. But the greatest tragedy came two years later when the ship carrying his wife and daughters across the Atlantic collided with another vessel and sank within minutes. Horatio’s wife, Anna, survived—but all four of their daughters drowned. Anna’s haunting telegram to Horatio read only two words: “Saved alone.”

As Horatio crossed the ocean to reunite with his grieving wife, the ship’s captain called him to the deck when they passed over the spot where his daughters had died. Overcome with grief, Horatio responded not with anger or despair—but with faith. It was in that moment he wrote the immortal words:

"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."

How could a man find peace after such devastating loss? Horatio’s story is one of faith, resilience, and the power of God’s grace in the darkest of storms.

👉 Watch now to discover the incredible true story behind "It Is Well with My Soul" and how faith can bring peace even in life’s most painful moments.

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