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[I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. L. Gilmour Incipit: 34555 53543 21112 Used With Text: The Sweet Beulah Land

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land Refrain First Line: Glory, Glory to God Used With Tune: [I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land]

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The Sweet Beulah Land

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #133 (1894) First Line: I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land Refrain First Line: Glory, Glory to God Lyrics: 1 I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land, I have crossed to the glory side, I am washed in the blood, and my soul is made white, And I know I am sanctified. Refrain: Glory, Glory to God, My heart now is cleansed from sin, I’ve abandoned myself to the Holy Ghost, And His fullness abides within. 2 I am now going on to explore Beulah land, ‘Tis the gift of my Lord to me; I am tasting its joys, I am walking in light, And the face of my Savior see. [Refrain] 3 I have found a sweet peace that the world cannot know, As I walk by my Savior’s side, I am kept by His pow’r, I am led by His hand, And I’ll ever with Him abide. [Refrain] 4 Oh, the sweetness of love that enraptures my soul, For communion with Christ I know! I am happy in Him, and today thro’ my soul Living streams of salvation flow. [Refrain] Scripture: Numbers 13:30 Tune Title: [I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land]

The Sweet Beulah Land

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: The Highway and the Way, or Burning Bush Songs No. 3 #39 (1907) First Line: I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land Refrain First Line: Glory, Glory to God Languages: English Tune Title: [I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land]

The Sweet Beulah Land

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: Soul Refreshing Songs #43 (1898) First Line: I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land Refrain First Line: Glory, Glory to God Languages: English Tune Title: [I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land]

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Henry J. Zelley

1859 - 1942 Person Name: Rev. H. J. Zelley Author of "The Sweet Beulah Land" in The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 Henry Jeffreys Zelley was born at Mt. Holly, NJ, on Mar. 15, 1859. Educated in the Mt. Holly public schools, at Pennington Seminary, and at Taylor University, where he earned his M. A., Ph. D., and D. D. degrees, he became a Methodist minister in 1882 and first served in the New Jersey Conference as a statistical secretary, treasurer, and trustee, becoming a promoter of the campmeeting movement. Noted for his evangelistic fervor, Zelley produced over 1500 poems, hymns, and gospel songs. One of his songs, "He Brought Me Out" with music by Henry L. Gilmour, appears in several denominational hymnals. Cyberhymnal also lists "When Israel Out of Bondage Came" or "He Rolled the Sea Away" with music by Gilmour too. Another of Zelley’s songs, "The Mountains of Faith" with music by M. L. McPhail, is found in Sacred Selections. After working with nineteen different churches in the New Jersey Conference over his lifetime, Zelley, who also served as a trustee of Pennington Seminary, retired in 1929 and died at Trenton, NJ, on Mar. 16, 1942. --http://homeschoolblogger.com/hymnstudies

H. L. Gilmour

1836 - 1920 Composer of "[I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land]" in The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leader at camp meetings in Mountain Lake Park, MD, and Ridgeview Park, PA. He was an editor, author, and composer. He edited and/or published 25 gospel song books, along with John Sweney, J Lincoln Hall, John J Hood, Howard Entwistle, Joshua Gill, E L Hyde, Milton S Rees and William J Kirkpatrick. He died in Delair, NJ, after a buggy accident. John Perry