The Tragedy Behind 'It Is Well With My Soul'

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One of the most beloved hymns ever written was born from unimaginable loss.

Transcript

A wealthy businessman lost nearly everything he owned when a great fire burned his city to the ground. Just two years later, his four young daughters drowned when their ship sank crossing the ocean. He sailed to meet his surviving wife and passed the very spot in the sea where his girls had died. Right there, in the middle of that grief, he wrote the words that have comforted millions ever since.