It is Well..It is Well With My Soul

I remember being ten or eleven and hearing hymns and thinking "how boring". These songs were usually accompanied by very little music and seemed to me to have no beat or rhythm. Looking back on that I realize what naivety I showed. The hymns are chalk full with Scriptural truths and the words pierce the heart. About a year and a half ago I went through a very difficult time in my life in which God taught me more than ever of His faithfulness to those whom He has saved. During that time an old hymn became a prayer of mine on almost a daily basis. The hymn "It Is Well With My Soul" is full of God's promises and humbles the heart as I am reminded of the attitude I should have in all circumstances.


verse 1 When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
There will be times in our lives that are full of abundant blessing and good things and times when we are in the pits of despair. But as you fall more in love with your Father in heaven you come to realize that no matter what the circumstance we can find hope and comfort in the God who knows the beginning and the end and who is in control of ALL things.


verse 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.
Until we enter into eternity we will be tempted and tried by the enemy. Trials will come and go, but we can rest assure that if we have been saved by the blood of Christ we can look forward to eternal glory and reward and a time when one day Satan can no longer invade our lives.


verse 3 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!
Think about that for a moment! Wow! The love of Christ, that He would die for a wretched sinner like me. Every sin was nailed to that cross...PRAISE THE LORD PRAISE THE LORD O MY SOUL!


verse 4 For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
Paul reminds us in Philippians that living and dying means Christ. So no matter what we are with the Lord of Heaven and Earth.

verse 6 But, Lord, ‘tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Lord!
Blessèd hope, blessèd rest of my soul!
Looking forward to that blessing coming that we believers so anxiously await...the second coming of Jesus Christ! That should bring rest to our weary hearts and should be the hope that sustains us.


verse 7 And Lord, haste the day when my 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.
This verse is probably my favorite. I cannot wait for this moment. No matter how hard I try to visualize this I will never be able to grasp the grandeur of what it will be like when I get to see my Lord! Oh what a glorious and amazing day that will truly be!!!!

It was through that trial in my life that God taught me that no matter what, good or bad, I can always say it is well with my soul because the King of the Universe has saved me from all that could have destroyed me forever!!! Cling tightly to the eternal hope you have for it is what sustains us through His Word.