answers: Horatio Spafford
context: War I, the American Colony played a critical role in supporting these communities through the great suffering and deprivations by running soup kitchens, hospitals, orphanages and other charitable ventures. The colony later became the subject of "Jerusalem" by the Nobel prize-winning author, Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf. <poem> When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know It is well, it is well, with my soul. "Refrain" It is well, (it is well), With my soul, (with my soul) It is well, it is well, with my </s> children. Her husband, Horatio Spafford wrote the song "It is Well with my soul" after the various tragedies that struck them, which includes the Chicago fire and the loss of their daughters in the sinking of "Ville du Havre". Anna Spafford Anna Spafford (March 16, 1842 – April 17, 1923), born Anne Tobine Larsen Øglende in Stavanger, Norway, was a Norwegian-American woman who settled in Jerusalem, where she and her husband Horatio Spafford were central in establishing the American Colony there in 1881. She was a survivor of the sinking of the French passenger steamer "Ville du Havre" in 1873. </s> the master poet, also explains the meaning of his use of the term ""Yester"", in his usual fashion: Miracle Marv Tarplin's outstanding guitar work is evident throughout, and is actually the last thing the listener hears as the song draws to a close. During the song, Miracles Claudette Robinson, cousin Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, and Pete Moore, project sympathetic background vocals to Smokey's lead, with Claudette's voice clearly audible in the chorus. "Yester Love" was released during 1968, a period during which The Miracles, a normally guaranteed Top 20 and occasional Top 10 group, were undergoing an inexplicable chart decline,
question: who sang it is well with my soul