These words, being in common metre, could be sung to many hymn tunes, but the tune now universally associated them is by William Batchelder Bradbury, and was published in Bradbury's Golden Shower of S.S. Melodies in 1862. Bradbury's song was originally titled "The Land of Beulah."
These words, being in common meter, could be sung to many hymn tunes, but the tune most commonly associated with them is by William Batchelder Bradbury, who published it in his collection "Golden Shower of S.S. Melodies" in 1862. The song was originally titled "The Land of Beulah."