It Is Well

Words and Music by Ruth E. Brimm

© 2000 David and Ruth Brimm

Used With Permission

Verse I:

         F                                           F/A

Now Job was a godly and upright man,

B^b                           F

Perfect in all of his ways

                              C/E             D^m

The devil thought      he could have his soul

                  G⁷                                   C

If he could take all his possessions away

          F                                 F/A

So he stripped him of all his riches

                B^b7                                               G⁷/B

Took his children, and left him all alone

              F/C              A⁷/C^#   D^m7

But Job said “My redeemer liveth”

               C                  F

And it is well with my soul”

Chorus:

                F⁷B^b/F  F⁷                            F⁷    B^b/F F⁷

It is well (it  is       well) with my soul (with my    soul)

                        G⁷                 C   

(It is well; it is well with my soul)

        F                                        F⁷/E^b 

The storms may come and the wind may blow (ooh aah)

       B^b/D                     D^b6               F⁷/A  G^m/B^b B^b7 C⁷   D^7sus4   D⁷

But this one thing for sure I know (it       is well, it    is     well)

G^m F/A G^m/B^b F/C                               C⁷                B^b/F      F

(It  is     we  –  ll) it is well, (it is well with my soul) with my soul

Verse II:

                       F

There’s been trouble with this old body

         B^b                       F

Ever since the fall of mankind

                                                   D^m

There are questions life leaves unanswered

        G⁷                                   C

And worries that trouble the mind

          F                     F/A

But if you belong to Jesus

              B^b7

On this promise you can stand:

            F/C      A⁷/C^# D^m7

He will never, never leave you;

                     C                                          F

Nothing can take you from the Master’s hand

Bridge (5x)

(Altos)

The devil may fight and the storms may blow

But he can’t take away the peace of my soul

(Repeat with Sopranos, then Tenors, then Basses, then all together)