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SDA Hymnal 530

It Is Well With My Soul

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1When 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.

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

2My sin O the joy 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!

3And, 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.

Words
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Music
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Tune
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Also sung to
Ville du Havre (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #399)
Meter
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The verse

Meter
11.8.11.9
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,///˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
When sorrows like sea billows roll//˘///˘/8B
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,//˘˘////˘˘/11A
It is well, it is well with my soul.˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B

Verse 2

My sin O the joy of this glorious thought˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
My sin, not in part, but the whole,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more:˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!/˘//˘/˘˘/9B

Verse 3

And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,˘//˘//˘/˘˘/11A
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll:˘/˘//˘˘/8B
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend,˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/11C
Even so it is well with my soul./˘˘˘˘/˘˘/9B

Refrain

It is well with my soul,˘˘/˘˘/6A
It is well, it is well with my soul.˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.