--- title: "2 Horatio Spafford Quotes - Famous Lawyer (A gazetteer of the state of New-York)" description: "Horatio Gates Spafford was an American lawyer and Presbyterian church elder. Browse 2 Horatio Spafford quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-horatio-spafford-42332.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Horatio Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-horatio-spafford-42332.jpg) # Horatio Spafford (1828–1888) Lawyer United States **2** quotes in **22** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Horatio Spafford was a lawyer from the United States, best known for *A gazetteer of the state of New-York*. ## Quick Facts About Horatio Spafford Born October 20, 1828 Died October 16, 1888 Nationality United States Profession Lawyer Notable works A gazetteer of the state of New-York Spouse Anna Spafford ## About Horatio Spafford Horatio Gates Spafford was an American lawyer and Presbyterian church elder. He is best known for penning the Christian hymn "It Is Well With My Soul" following the Great Chicago Fire (1871), and the deaths of his four daughters on a transatlantic voyage aboard the S.S. Ville du Havre. ## Quotes by Horatio Spafford > [When peace like a river, attendeth my way / When sorrow like sea billows roll / Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horatio-spafford/when-peace-like-a-river-attendeth-my-way-when-sorrow-like-sea-billows/) [Horatio Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horatio-spafford/) [My soul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/my-soul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/horatio-spafford-105007_my-soul_when-peace-like-a-river-attendeth-my-way_284421.jpg) > [My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horatio-spafford/my-sin-oh-the-bliss-of-this-glorious-thought-my-sin-not-in-part-but/) [Horatio Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horatio-spafford/) [Bears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bears/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/horatio-spafford-105007_bears_my-sin-oh-the-bliss-of-this-glorious-tho_1592263.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horatio-spafford/#itemlist", "name": "Horatio Spafford Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When peace like a river, attendeth my way / When sorrow like sea billows roll / Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say / It is well, it is well, with my soul.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Horatio Spafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horatio-spafford/when-peace-like-a-river-attendeth-my-way-when-sorrow-like-sea-billows/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/horatio-spafford-105007_my-soul_when-peace-like-a-river-attendeth-my-way_284421.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/horatio-spafford-105007_my-soul_when-peace-like-a-river-attendeth-my-way_284421.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/horatio-spafford-105007_my-soul_when-peace-like-a-river-attendeth-my-way_284421.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When peace like a river, attendeth my way / When sorrow like sea billows roll / Whatever my lot, Thou hast…” — Horatio Spafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! 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