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Sweet Beulah Land arranged by Dan Mitchell guitarist The Southern gospel song Sweet Beulah Land, was written and composed by Squire Parsons in 1973. Parsons recorded it in 1979. It became the number one Southern Gospel single and received the Singing News Fan Awards for Song of the Year (as popularized by Squire Parsons and The Kingsmen) in 1981. It has been recorded by several other artists, including Carroll Roberson, The Chuck Wagon Gang, and the Gaither Homecoming Choir. Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress gives the following definition of the term Land of Beulah: "the peaceful land in which the pilgrim awaits the call to the Celestial City". The hymn derives from the King James Version of Isaiah 62:4; "Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate; but thou shalt be called Hephzibah and thy land Beulah; for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married." The verse is in reference to the return of the Hebrew from their exile in Babylon in which the Hebrew shall no longer be called Forsaken, but Hephzibah (My Delight Is in Her), and Jerusalem shall no longer be called Desolate, but Beulah (Married). This implies that the Hebrews have turned back to the worship of God. The idea the hymn presents that Heaven can be seen from Beulah land comes from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress in which he states "Therefore it is, I say, that the Enchanted ground is placed so nigh to the land Beulah and so near the end of their race [i.e. Heaven]."

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Dan Mitchell - Guitar

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Abilene, Texas

Smack Attack (Uncle Sammy’s Venture)_Richard Trudeau, 25 September 2020 ------- This video can be viewed in full HD mode. Play loud, it sounds better that way. ------- You may or may not know that I’m part of a theatrical troupe in which we create musicals to be presented in front of live audiences. This year we began our new season by working on a Christmas show that should be presented in mid-December 2020. My director asked me if I would play a tune on my guitar for the occasion (to fit better) in the shoes of my character (Uncle Sammy) who’s a rich American citizen visiting Quebec and his new wife’s family for the Holidays. Trying desperately to fit in, he decides to play his unconventional percussive guitar piece hoping to impress his new in-laws… With no success at all. Playing a cover song for this occasion was not what I wanted to do, so I created this original and gave it an appropriate title. I hope you like it and if you do, please share the link. Thanks. Richard