Hymn
When Peace, Like a River
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, tho' trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
My sin — oh, the bliss of this glorious tho't —
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!
And, 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.
When Peace, Like a River — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/when-peace-like-a-river
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote When Peace, Like a River?
The words of When Peace, Like a River were written by Horatio Gates Spafford; the version here was published in 1929.
Is When Peace, Like a River public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of When Peace, Like a River?
When Peace, Like a River is in 11.8.11.9 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Look and Live.