Beulah Land

 
1 

I’ve reached the land of corn and wine,

And all its riches freely mine;

Here shines undimmed one blissful day,

For all my night has passed away.

Refrain:

O Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land,

As on thy highest mount I stand,

I look away across the sea,

Where mansions are prepared for me,

And view the shining glory shore,

My Heav’n, my home forevermore!

2 

My Savior comes and walks with me,

And sweet communion here have we;

He gently leads me by His hand,

For this is Heaven’s borderland. (Refrain)

3 

A sweet perfume upon the breeze

Is borne from ever-vernal trees;

And flow’rs that never fading grow,

Where streams of life forever flow. (Refrain)

4 

The zephyrs seem to float to me,

Sweet sounds of Heaven’s melody,

As angels with the white-robed throng

Join in the sweet redemption song. (Refrain)

Author: Edgar Page Stites (1836-1921)

It was in 1876 that I wrote "Beulah Land". I could write only two verses and the chorus, when I was overcome and fell on my face. That was one Sunday. On the following Sunday I wrote the third and fourth verses, and again I was so influenced by emotion that I could only pray and weep. The first time it was sung was at the regular Monday morning meeting of Methodists in Philadelphia. Bishop McCabe sang it to the assembled ministers. Since then it is known wherever religious people congregate. I have never received a cent for my songs. Perhaps that is why they have had such a wide popularity. I could not do work for the Master and receive pay for it.

The quote above was taken from a very interesting Wikipedia article about this song. Here's the link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beulah_(land)

In the article it mentions several other songs that talk about Beulah. Here are videos of the ones I'm familiar with.

O BEULAH LAND (TABLE SINGERS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX5raP9qXxo

SWEET BEULAH LAND (RONNIE BOOTH)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKcrTfj_244

IS NOT THIS THE LAND OF BEULAH (THE ISAACS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoTR5-p-Wrs

There is only one verse in the Bible that mentions Beulah:

It seems the development of the term Beulah Land comes mostly from Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan (1678). I don't believe I've ever read Pilgrim's Progress -- or if I have it was so long ago that I can't remember it. Maybe now would be a good time to do that.