"When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,When sorrows like sea billows roll;Whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. "
这首It is well with my soul,伴随我度过了无数次灵里的黑暗期, 带给我极大的安慰。有人说,我们的家原本在天上,后来我们遗落到地上,但是一听到来自天上的声音,就唤醒我们关于那个遥远的天家的记忆,于是我们寻得一份安宁。这种说法有些道理。神创造了我们的灵魂,是要我们找寻,思念他,我们只有回到神 -我们灵魂的归宿处,才能得到安息。喜欢这首歌, 不仅是它动人的旋律,更重要的是因为这首歌背后有一个非常感人的真实的故事。它展现的是坚忍的信心,灵里超乎寻常的的平安与喜乐,就是在我们的主耶稣基督里的信心,仁爱,平安与喜乐。
每个人都会有情绪的高谷与低谷。当我忧伤不安时,怎么挣扎都没用,也没有人可以真正安慰得了我,只有逃到主那里,向他祷告,我的灵才能全然安静下来,就象一个哭闹的孩子,一听到母亲的声音,被母亲拥抱入怀,就安然入睡一样。忧伤痛悔的灵,神必不轻看。神说不轻看,他就一定不会轻看,因为神是信实的。有人读到这里,可能会说这只不过是自我安慰。关于这点,我不想争辩。不错,任何忧伤,不安都会随着时间而冲淡。不同的是,神给的安息是很快到来的,就象主耶稣一斥责风暴,风暴马上停息下来一样,所以我说很奇妙。
It is well, with my soul. 感谢主不离不弃的爱,为神所赐的家庭,健康,朋友,工作,一切的一切献上感恩与颂赞。
找到一个合唱的版本,有些象哈利努亚的那种气势,由伦敦交响乐团及合唱团表演, 非常棒~
关于这首歌的背后是一个真实,感人的经历,参看维基,非常感人与震憾:
This hymn was written after several traumatic events in Spafford’s life. The first was the death of his only son in 1871 at the age of four, shortly followed by the 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 Spafford's 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.
Bliss called his tune Ville du Havre, from the name of the stricken vessel.[1]
The Spaffords later had three more children, one of whom (a son) died in infancy. In 1881 the Spaffords, including baby Bertha and newborn Grace, set sail for Israel. The Spaffords moved to Jerusalem and helped found a group called the American Colony; its mission was to serve the poor. The colony later became the subject of the Nobel prize winning Jerusalem, by Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf.