I know that at least ONE of shalom's favorite hymns is 'It is well with my soul'. Here is some interesting information about the author.
Mr. Spafford and his family lived in Chicago. In 1873 , he sent his wife and four daughters on a European vacation trip with plans to join them a little later. His family sailed on the SS Ville due Havre, and on the trip across the ship was struck by another ship, and sank. Spafford's wife was the only surviving member of his family and when she reached Cardiff, Wales she sent this telegram, "Saved alone." Spafford sailed to meet her and on the trip across, supposedly near the site of the death of his daughters, he penned "It is well"
Surely sorrows like sea billows did roll for Mr. Spafford, yet the sorrow was not the end of the poem. The other verses of his poem are words of GRACE, MERCY, and VICTORY.
It Is Well With My Soul
by Horatio G. Spafford, 1828-1888
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."
It is well, It is well.
It is well, it is well with my soul!
Tho' Satan should buffet, tho' trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And has shed His own blood for my soul.
It is well, It is well.
It is well, it is well with 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!
It is well, It is well.
It is well, it is well with my soul!
And, Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds rolled back like a scroll,
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend,
"Even so" - it is well with my soul.
It is well, It is well.
It is well, it is well with my soul!
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