About This Song

“I Will Trust Your Heart / It Is Well” is a modern retelling of Horatio Spafford's beloved hymn “It Is Well with My Soul” — written after Spafford lost his four daughters at sea, yet could still write “whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, it is well with my soul.” This song carries that same declaration into today: God is able to still the seas and move the mountains, but our trust does not rest on the outcome we receive. When I cannot see His hand, I will trust His faithful heart.

Devotional

There is a kind of faith that only suffering can teach. Horatio Spafford wrote “It Is Well” over the very waters that had taken his children — not because the pain was small, but because his God was bigger. Habakkuk made the same choice centuries earlier: though the fig tree does not bud, though every visible reason for hope fails, “yet I will rejoice in the LORD.” Notice that neither man said “it doesn't hurt.” They said “it is well” — a settled trust that runs deeper than circumstance. Perhaps today your seas are not still and your mountains have not moved. You do not have to pretend otherwise. But you can anchor your soul where they did: not in the outcome you receive, but in the heart of the God who stands with you. When you cannot see His hand, trust His heart.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When peace like a river is mine
When skies are clear above
I lift my voice and praise the One
Who holds me in His love
But when the sorrows roll like waves
And storms around me rise
My soul will sing beneath the clouds
And trust You through the night

[Pre-Chorus]
You are able, You are good
You are faithful, always true
You have never left Your own
And You will keep me through

[Chorus]
Whatever my lot, You have taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul
Though mountains may stand
And the seas may not still
I will trust Your perfect will
Still my heart will bow before You
Still my lips will praise Your name
You are God upon the mountain
You are God with me in the flame
It is well
It is well
With my soul
When I cannot see Your hand
I will trust Your faithful heart

[Verse 2]
I know You rule the wind and waves
And calm the raging sea
I know Your hand can break the chains
And set the captive free
But if my road leads through the fire
And not around the pain
Then meet me in the burning place
And I will bless Your name

[Pre-Chorus]
You are able, You are good
You are faithful, always true
You have never left Your own
And You will keep me through

[Chorus]
Whatever my lot, You have taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul
Though mountains may stand
And the seas may not still
I will trust Your perfect will
Still my heart will bow before You
Still my lips will praise Your name
You are God upon the mountain
You are God with me in the flame
It is well
It is well
With my soul
When I cannot see Your hand
I will trust Your faithful heart

[Bridge]
My sin, not in part, but the whole
Was nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord
O my soul
Christ has conquered
Death is defeated
Mercy has answered
Grace has made me whole
So whatever my lot
You have taught me to say
It is well, it is well
With my soul
If I am healed, then You are good
If I must wait, then You are good
If doors are opened, You are good
If they stay closed, You're still good
Not by the outcome I receive
Not by the answers I can see
My faith will stand on who You are
The God who stands with me

[Final Chorus]
Whatever my lot, You have taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul
Though mountains may stand
And the seas may not still
I will trust Your perfect will
Still my heart will bow before You
Still my lips will praise Your name
You are God upon the mountain
You are God with me in the flame
It is well
It is well
With my soul
When I cannot see Your hand
I will trust Your faithful heart

[Outro]
It is well
It is well
With my soul
It is well
It is well
With my soul
When I cannot see Your hand
I will trust Your faithful heart
Whatever my lot
You have taught me to say
It is well, it is well
With my soul

Suggested chord chart

Key: Bb major   Tempo: ~72 BPM (half-time)   Time: 4/4
Capo 3 (shapes shown) — sounding key Bb.  Without capo, play: Bb  F  Gm  Eb  Cm

[Intro]
G  C  G  D   Em  C

[Verse 1]
     G                      D
When peace like a river is mine
     Em             C
When skies are clear above
   G                       D
I lift my voice and praise the One
    Em              C
Who holds me in His love
        G                     D
But when the sorrows roll like waves
    Em                C
And storms around me rise
   G                       D
My soul will sing beneath the clouds
    Em              C
And trust You through the night

[Pre-Chorus]
   Em            C
You are able, You are good
   G                  D
You are faithful, always true
    Em               C
You have never left Your own
    G               D
And You will keep me through

[Chorus]
         G                          D
Whatever my lot, You have taught me to say
      Em               C
It is well, it is well with my soul
       G               D
Though mountains may stand
        Em            C
And the seas may not still
       G          D
I will trust Your perfect will
     Em                  C
Still my heart will bow before You
     G                   D
Still my lips will praise Your name
      Em                C
You are God upon the mountain
      G                    D
You are God with me in the flame
   C     G/B
It is well
   Am7   C
It is well
        G
With my soul
       Em                 C
When I cannot see Your hand
       G          D        G
I will trust Your faithful heart

[Verse 2]
  G                      D
I know You rule the wind and waves
    Em               C
And calm the raging sea
  G                       D
I know Your hand can break the chains
    Em              C
And set the captive free
       G                      D
But if my road leads through the fire
    Em             C
And not around the pain
     G                       D
Then meet me in the burning place
    Em             C
And I will bless Your name

[Pre-Chorus]
   Em            C
You are able, You are good
   G                  D
You are faithful, always true
    Em               C
You have never left Your own
    G               D
And You will keep me through

[Chorus — as before]

[Bridge]
   Em                   C
My sin, not in part, but the whole
       G                              D
Was nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more
      Em            C
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord
     G    D
O my soul
     Em
Christ has conquered
    C
Death is defeated
   G
Mercy has answered
   D
Grace has made me whole
    Em          C
So whatever my lot
    G                D
You have taught me to say
      Em          C
It is well, it is well
        G    D
With my soul
      Em           C
If I am healed, then You are good
      G            D
If I must wait, then You are good
      Em             C
If doors are opened, You are good
      G               D
If they stay closed, You're still good
    Em               C
Not by the outcome I receive
    G                D
Not by the answers I can see
   Em                C
My faith will stand on who You are
    G              D
The God who stands with me

[Final Chorus — as before]

[Outro]
   C     G/B
It is well
   Am7   C
It is well
        G
With my soul
   C     G/B
It is well
   Am7   C
It is well
        G
With my soul
       Em                 C
When I cannot see Your hand
       G          D
I will trust Your faithful heart
         Em         C
Whatever my lot
    G                D
You have taught me to say
      C           D
It is well, it is well
        G
With my soul

Credits: Music and lyrics: Sandy Rock · Singing & vocals: Alex K · Producer: Sandy R

Release date: 2026-01-30

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