The Heartbreaking Story Behind the Beloved Hymn It Is Well with My Soul

The Heartbreaking Story Behind the Beloved Hymn It Is Well with My Soul

The words to “It Is Well with My Soul” live on, inspiring millions to hope that pain has a purpose, that death is temporary, and that faith can carry you through your worst nightmare.

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Lamentations 3:22-24 w/ Amanda Idleman

I've found that when we're feeling that rising tension, stopping and asking God to show us his mercies, give us that strength, be our portion, then we can find hope for our days.

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Fear of death can quietly take over your every thought—but it doesn’t have to. This prayer offers peace when loss feels unbearable and life feels unsafe.

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Day 296: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16; Isaiah 14-16; Psalm 113

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2 Peter 1:21

For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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