Sunday, July 24, 2011

"It is Well with my Soul!"

This hymn gives me goose bumps every time I sing it. Here are the lines that do it to me every time:
  • Christ "has shed his own blood for my soul."
  • "My sin - O 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...."
  • O Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, the clouds be rolled back as a scroll, the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend; "Even so" - it is well with my soul.
Here's the whole hymn for you without my commentary.

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 with my soul; it is well,
It is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though 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 with my soul; it is well,
It is well with my soul.

My sin - O 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 with my soul; it is well,
It is well with my soul.

O Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend;
"Even so" - it is well with my soul.
It is well with my soul; it is well,
It is well with my soul.

(words by Horatio G. Spafford)

Do any hymns give you goosebumps when you sing them? Which ones?

2 comments:

Laura said...

That's definitely a great one! We sang "Not What My Hands Have Done" this morning. It's not a very familiar hymn, but it is powerful nonetheless.

Nikki said...

Laura, I don't think I know that hymn, but the title does make it sound like a powerful one.