>>> Here's a story about a man that lost 4 daughters when the ship carrying them and his wife sank. He turned to music to console himself. <<< [ sick ]
It Is Well With My Soul.
This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford's life.
The first two were the death of his two-year-old son and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer and had invested significantly in property in the area of Chicago that was extensively damaged 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 Ocean, 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.[2]
Bliss called his tune Ville du Havre, from the name of the stricken vessel.[3]
A modern version by Audio Adrenaline w/ Jennifer Knapp
It Is Well With My Soul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaJnMjr0gq8
* The band (DC Talk) of the decedent's father...
Formation[edit]
While attending Liberty University, Toby McKeehan met Michael Tait, and the two began to perform together. Tait had previously been featured on Jerry Falwell’s The Old Time Gospel Hour and with the Falwell Singers.[3] He also performed solo, what TobyMac later described as a "kind of an R&B / church-oriented music".[4]
The two joined forces to record a song that McKeehan had written, "Heavenbound".[3] They performed the song before an audience of 8,000 Liberty students with McKeehan rapping and Tait singing the chorus.[3] The song was well received, selling out the approximately 3,000 copies[3] of their demo tape, Christian Rhymes to a Rhythm. The tape included "Heavenbound" and was distributed by the group in the Washington D.C. area.[5] The group's demo tape eventually led to a recording contract with Forefront Records in 1988.[3] Kevin Max Smith came from a campus rock band to join the group,[4] and the trio called themselves "DC Talk and the One Way Crew".[5] The name was later simplified to "DC Talk", which came to stand for "decent Christian talk", though originally "DC" was from Washington, D.C., where Toby McKeehan was rapping.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Talk
Toby Mac (the rap)
Kevin Smith (the rock)
Michael Tait (the soul)
DC Talk - What if I stumble W/Lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg6HedZ4xGs
Michael Tait, was recently a visitor to the White House and a guest of the President, and was part of a group that prayed for the POTUS, and participated in the Christian tradition of laying on of hands while praying.
Approximately 70,000 opioid deaths occurred in 2017.
22% of the US population attends church. Of those, how many are heretic churches?
I'm a 62 year old male (past single parent for 14 years) and an ardent fan of DC Talk, and an attendant of Cornerstone Christian Music Festival (JPUSA) for 7 years, and a volunteer driver of artists to and from the festival.
Jesus People USA, ministers to the lost and forgotten youth of America, using music as one of it's many ministries.
Dozens of Christian music festivals (unrelated to JPUSA) occur across the United States every year, ministering to the lost and forgotten youth of America.