by Guest Writer, Billy Gilbreath
Sweet Beulah Land
This Sunday morning, we will remove our hymnals
Singing that old hymns written many years back
Beulah Land, all verses, standing as we sing
As I was singing, the beginning of the first stanza
“I’ve reached the land of corn and wine” and then
to the refrain: Beulah Land, Sweet Beulah Land
Thoughts begin to penetrate as each stanza sang
Sweet Beulah Land
Question I ask? Is Beulah Land Out of this world?
To the Israelites it is mentioned in Isiah 62.4
A promise to be delivered from their exile
Sweet Beulah Land
After the civil war and from those freed
Moving to the west to claim the given land
Referring to move Beulah land I’m on my way.
Finding that the land was not the expected.
Sweet Beulah Land
The land of Beulah is not always out of this world
The states of Alabama, Pennsylvania and Maryland
Have captured the name for their land of plenty
The most interesting village, Beulah, Colorado
Once called Mace’s Hole, a haven for horse thieves
Changed the name and truly a land of beauty.
Sweet Beulah Land
To capture the meaning of the land of Beulah
Let’s sing the refrain from the old hymn
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 forever more!
The answer to the question asked earlier
Is this land Of Beulah out of this world?
The Answer
Yes
Isiah 62.4
You can see only with the eyes of faith.
Billy Gilbreath
October 28, 2020
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FOR MIL'S: 31 Oct. 2020
by Billy Gilbreath, guest writer
("this one is for the old song leader. There are
several Beulah Land songs and you probably have
sung them all.)
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