Horatio Spafford (1828–1888) is remembered today chiefly as the author of the beloved hymn “It Is Well with My Soul.” Yet his life was far more than a single hymn. It was a story marked by prosperity and promise, sudden calamity, steadfast faith, and a final chapter of unusual missionary devotion. Born in 1828 in North Troy, New York, Spafford Read more...
Written on stationary from the Brevoort House in Chicago, Horatio Spafford penned this famous hymn while on a ship as he crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Not that long ago, his daughters had drowned after the Ville du Havre suffered a tragic crash. His wife telegraphed back, “Saved alone.” The manuscript is now found at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem. Read more...
