In The Beulah Land

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In the wilderness shall streams be found

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [In the wilderness shall streams be found]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 In the wilderness shall streams be found,
Floods shall be outpoured on thirsty ground,
Over hill and plain shall praises sound
In the Beulah land.

Refrain:
Streams upon the desert land shall be outpoured,
Floods upon the thirsty ground thus saith the Lord,
Wildernesses blooming roses shall afford,
In the Beulah land.

2 Deserts are transformed by grace divine
Into Beulah lands of corn and wine,
When the Sun of Righteousness doth sine
In the Beulah land. [Refrain]

3 Hungry, thirsty soul, come and be blest,
Drink the living water, be refreshed,
Eat the bread of heaven and find rest
In the Beulah land. [Refrain]

4 Linger not in deserts dark and drear,
When the land of promise is so near;
Can you not the songs of gladness hear
From the Beulah land. [Refrain]

Source: The King of Glory #16

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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First Line:	In the wilderness shall streams be found
Title:	In The Beulah Land
Author:	Haldor Lillenas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Streams upon the desert land shall be outpoured
Copyright:	Public Domain