Gorgeous rendition! This song is particularly moving when one considered the circumstances under which Horatio Spafford wrote it. The following is taken (and edited slightly for grammar and punctuation) from the Wikipedia article: This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford’s life. The first was the death of his only son from Scarlet Fever in 1870. Second was the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer and had invested significantly in property in the area of Chicago which was decimated by the great fire). His business interests were further hit by the economic downturn of 1873, at which time he had planned to travel to Europe with his family on the SS Ville du Havre. In a late change of plan, he sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire. While crossing the Atlantic, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sea vessel, the Loch Earn, and all four of Spaffords daughters died. His wife Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram, Saved alone … 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.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:53:10 +0000
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