What happened to the man who wrote it is well with my soul

Who wrote the original It Is Well With My Soul?

Horatio SpaffordIt Is Well with My Soul / Lyricistnull

What happened to Horatio's family's ship on the way to Europe?

Two years later the family decided to vacation with friends in Europe. At the last moment Horatio was detained by business, and Anna and the girls went on ahead, sailing on the ocean liner S.S. Ville de Havre. On November 21, 1873, the liner was rammed amid ship by a British vessel and sank within minutes.

Why did Horatio Spafford Write It Is Well With My Soul?

Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his daughters had died.

Who wrote the hymn It Is Well With My Soul and was a true testimony of meekness in suffering?

“It Is Well with My Soul” was composed by Philip Paul Bliss, with the lyrics by Horatio G. Spafford.