Peace Like a River - It is Well with my Soul - The Spafford HymnI would like to personally encourage everyone to support SermonIndex by getting a wonderful poster copy of this original hymn manuscript. I think its a wonderful idea and a blessing to the body of Christ.Revival is born through travailA family tragedy is behind the history of this magnificent hymnthat has become a moving inspiration to many people, the world overHoratio Spafford, a Chicago lawyer and church leader planned a holiday in Europe in 1873, Anna, his wife, with their four little daughters going on ahead in the luxury steamer SS Ville du Havre. In mid-Atlantic disaster struck. The ship was rammed and hit amidships by another vessel and sank in minutes. Of the hundreds aboard only 47 were saved, among them Anna, rescued unconscious on a floating spar and taken by the rescue ship to France. From Paris she cabled the awful news to her husband: "Saved Alone" read more...more information about the hymn:http://templemount.com/spafford/to order your own poster copy click here:http://templemount.com/spafford/printorder.html
