A hymn setting forth life in terms of the sea and its billowing waves, and the confidence one may have if anchored to the Rock, which is Christ. For comments on the author, Priscilla Jane Owens, and the composer of the tune, William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921, see Hymn 334. 483. Hide me, O my Savior, hide me _Fanny J. Crosby_, 1820-1915 For comments on Fanny Crosby and Wm. H. Doane who wrote tunes for many of Miss Crosby’s hymns, see Hymn 313. 484. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way _Horatio G. Spafford_, 1828-88 A hymn of resignation and submission, written out of bitter experiences of loss and suffering. Horatio Gates Spafford, born in New York State, was a lawyer who had established himself in Chicago. He lost most of his fortune during the great fire in that city. Then on November 22, 1873, to add to his trials, he lost four of his children when the French steamer, “Villa de Havre,” on which Mrs. Spafford and the children were sailing for Europe, sank in mid-ocean, half an hour after colliding with a large sailing vessel. Mrs. Spafford was rescued and, landing at Cardiff, Wales, ten days later, cabled her husband, “Saved Alone.” Spafford started immediately for Europe to bring his wife to Chicago. D. L. Moody, under whose preaching the Spafford children had been converted in North Chicago shortly before sailing, travelled from Edinburgh to Liverpool to comfort the bereaved parents and was pleased to hear them say, “It is well: the will of God be done.” Mr. and Mrs. Spafford later became much interested in the second coming of Christ, becoming so enthusiastic that in 1881 they went to Jerusalem with their remaining daughter, to witness the coming of the Lord. After seven years in Palestine, Spafford died there, September 5, 1888, his widow continuing to live there as the head of a communistic society with headquarters in a building outside of Jerusalem. The daughter, very popular among the natives, became the teacher of a large body of children, instructing them in English and in American ways. _MUSIC._ IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL. The music, “a gentle, gliding melody that suits the mood of the words,” was written especially for Spafford’s words and published in _Gospel Hymns No. 3_. The hymn and tune immediately became popular. For comments on the composer, P. P. Bliss, see Hymn 442. 485. Take the name of Jesus with you _Lydia Baxter_, 1809-74 A popular gospel song widely used in the Moody and Sankey revivals.