It Is Well with My Soul The Inspiring Story of Horatio Spafford, the Great Chicago Fire, and the Famous Hymn

religion, spirituality, christianity, history, music · EN

The extraordinary true story behind one of the world’s best-loved hymns. This podcast is a reading of the novella It Is Well with My Soul: The Inspiring Story of Horatio Spafford, the Great Chicago Fire, and the Famous Hymn by the author D.P.K.Maegraith. Buy the book and learn about the film at https://itiswellwithmysoul.com In 1873, Horatio Spafford was a successful Chicago businessman whose life was transformed by a series of devastating tragedies. He lost much of his wealth in the Great Chicago Fire. Then, while travelling across the Atlantic to join his family in Europe, disaster struck again: his four daughters died when the ship carrying them collided with another vessel. As Horatio sailed across the Atlantic over the place where his daughters had perished, he began to write the words that would become “It Is Well with My Soul” a hymn of extraordinary faith, comfort and hope. But the story does not end there. This podca