Horatio Gates Spafford
Horatio Gates Spafford (October 20, 1828, Troy, New York – September 25, 1888, Jerusalem) 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Troy (city in and county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States), Died October 16, 1888 (Jerusalem (city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1925
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-33936 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | It is well with my soul | Louise Homer | Contralto vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and pipe organ | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 4269 | 10-in. | approximately 1909 | It is well with my soul | Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6875 | 10-in. | 7/16/1919 | It is well with my soul | Anna Case ; Criterion Quartet | Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spafford, Horatio Gates," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100326.
Spafford, Horatio Gates. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100326.
"Spafford, Horatio Gates." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Horatio Spafford
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Spafford, Horatio Gates, 1828-1888 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001023147
Wikidata: Horatio Spafford - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3306153
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/317149196442274791184
MusicBrainz: Horatio Spafford - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b1c99213-6278-428a-8f6f-6db6d0a58ade
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/460238 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/460238
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