Horatio Spafford

Horatio Spafford

Horatio Gates Spafford (October 20, 1828, Troy, New York – October 16, 1888, Jerusalem) was a prominent American lawyer, best known for penning the Christian hymn It Is Well With My Soul, following a family tragedy in which four of his daughters died.

Read more about Horatio Spafford:  Life, The Wreck of The Ville Du Havre, It Is Well With My Soul Lyrics, Later Years