The Song That Rose from the Deep

In November 1873, Horatio Spafford stood on the deck of a ship crossing the Atlantic. Days earlier, he had received a telegram from his wife Anna — just two words: "Saved alone." The SS Ville du Havre had collided with another vessel and sunk in twelve minutes. All four of his daughters — Annie, Maggie, Bessie, and Tanetta — were gone.…