Horatio G. Spafford was a successful lawyer and businessman in Chicago..
He was blessed with five children, his wife name is Anna..
In 1871 his younger son with pneumonia and the same year much of their business was loss in a great Chicago fire ..
On November 21st ,1873. The French ocean liner,villa du Havre was crossing the Atlantic from the U. S. To Europe with 313 passenger on board among were Mrs.spafford and his four daughters..
Mr.spafford plan to take another ship because he want to settle his business crisis..
Four days into the crossing Atlantic the ville dude harve collide with a power iron-hulled Scottish, the ship become very danger every one died in the ship Only Mrs. Spafford..
Mrs spafford wired her husband which began "save alone what shall I do?
Three year later Mr. Spafford write a song in memorial of the victim
The title of the song is.... IT'S WELL WITH MY SOUL.
Look at the first and second standards of the song is very powerful and touching
1.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
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 has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul
It is well (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul
What are you passing through today that make you feel like should give up.. Don't give up because Christ has died for you..
Nothing can do us apart from the love of God..