whats the song...?

Question

that was written in the 1800's by a man who was on a ship, and some time earlier his daughter and wife had died on a ship coming or going to america, and when he was over the spot where their ship had wrecked, he wrote a Christian song. if you could tell me, that'd be great. :]

Answer 1

Possibly, The Wreck Of The Edmond Fitzgerald with the cool version being by Gordon Lightfoot.