When was "It Is Well With My Soul" written?

Published in 1873; the standard tune is "Ville du Havre".

What key is "It Is Well With My Soul" in?

C major, 4/4 time, around 80 BPM. DomiSol can transpose it to any key in one click.

Is "It Is Well With My Soul" free to use?

Text Horatio G. Spafford, d. 1888, first published 1876 in Gospel Hymns No. 2. Tune VILLE DU HAVRE by Philip P. Bliss, d. 1876, first published 1876. Melody line only, set from the tune as Bliss published it in 1876, so no harmonisation is reproduced.

Can I get "It Is Well With My Soul" in tonic solfa?

Yes — the same score is published in tonic solfa too, and DomiSol shows either notation from one file.

Key of C · 4/4 · 80 BPM

Hymn library · jianpu

It Is Well With My Soul

Words: Horatio G. Spafford (1873). Tune: Ville du Havre, Philip P. Bliss (1876).

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Jianpu 1 = C

| 5 | 5 - 4 3 | 3 - 2 3 | 4 6 5 4 |
| 3 - - 5 | 1' - 7 6 | 6 - 5 #4 | 5 - - 5 |
| 1' - 1' 7 | 6 - 6 6 | 2' - 2' 1' | 7 - 6 5 |
| 1' - 1' 1' | 1' - 7 1' | 1' - 5 5 | 5 - - - |
| - - 5 5 | 5 - - - | - - 3 5 | 6 - 6 1' |
| 1' - 7 1' | 1' - - 0 |

Text approximation, open in DomiSol for proper octave dots and beamed underlines.

Lyrics

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 (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul),
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though 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, O the bliss 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!

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Frequently asked

Who wrote "It Is Well With My Soul"?: Words: Horatio G. Spafford (1873). Tune: Ville du Havre, Philip P. Bliss (1876).
When was "It Is Well With My Soul" written?: Published in 1873; the standard tune is "Ville du Havre".
What key is "It Is Well With My Soul" in?: C major, 4/4 time, around 80 BPM. DomiSol can transpose it to any key in one click.
Is "It Is Well With My Soul" free to use?: Text Horatio G. Spafford, d. 1888, first published 1876 in Gospel Hymns No. 2. Tune VILLE DU HAVRE by Philip P. Bliss, d. 1876, first published 1876. Melody line only, set from the tune as Bliss published it in 1876, so no harmonisation is reproduced.
Can I get "It Is Well With My Soul" in tonic solfa?: Yes — the same score is published in tonic solfa too, and DomiSol shows either notation from one file.

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