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Is Not This the Land of Beulah?

By The Isaacs

2,520 views Oct 9, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

The Isaacs sing “Is Not This the Land of Beulah?”, a hymn by Edgar Page Stites from the late 1800s. Beulah is the land in Isaiah 62:4 where God's people are called married to him, and Bunyan used the name in his book about the pilgrim's road. The first verse stands on a mountain where “the golden sunlight gleams o'er a land whose wondrous beauty far exceeds my fondest dreams.” The refrain asks, “Is not this the land of Beulah? Blessed, blessed land of light, where the flowers bloom forever and the sun is always bright.”

The second verse looks back down the mountain at years of wandering, “hindered by the ghosts of doubts and fears, broken vows and disappointments,” but “the Spirit led, unerring.” The third says the singer is drinking at the fountain and has found “a richer treasure, one that fadeth not away.” The last verses speak about the cross. Burdens seem light, and all else is counted “but dross, for the glory of the cross.” Jesus whispers, “I've tried the way before thee.”

The land called Beulah is from Isaiah 62:4. The glory of the cross is Galatians 6:14, and the fountain is John 4:14.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

I am dwelling on the mountain,

Where the golden sunlight gleams

O'er a land whose wondrous beauty

Far exceeds my fondest dreams

Where the air is pure, ethereal,

Laden with the breath of flowers,

They are blooming by the fountain,

'Neath the amaranthine bow'rs


Is not this the land of Beulah?

Blessed, blessed land of light,

Where the flowers bloom forever,

And the sun is always bright!


I can see far down the mountain,

Where I wandered weary years,

Often hindered in my journey

By the ghosts of doubts and fears;

Broken vows and disappointments

Thickly sprinkled all the way,

But the Spirit led, unerring,

To the land I hold today.


Is not this the land of Beulah?

Blessed, blessed land of light,

Where the flowers bloom forever,

And the sun is always bright!


I am drinking at the fountain,

Where I ever would abide;

For I've tasted life's pure river,

And my soul is satisfied;

There's no thirsting for life's pleasures,

Nor adorning, rich and gay,

For I've found a richer treasure,

One that fadeth not away.


Is not this the land of Beulah?

Blessed, blessed land of light,

Where the flowers bloom forever,

And the sun is always bright!


Tell me not of heavy crosses,

Nor of burdens hard to bear,

For I've found this great salvation

Makes each burden light appear;

And I love to follow Jesus,

Gladly counting all but dross,

Worldly honors all forsaking

For the glory of the cross.


Is not this the land of Beulah?

Blessed, blessed land of light,

Where the flowers bloom forever,

And the sun is always bright!


Oh, the cross has wondrous glory!

Oft I've proved this to be true;

When I'm in the way so narrow,

I can see a pathway through;

And how sweetly Jesus whispers:

"Take the cross, thou need'st not fear,

For I've tried the way before thee, "

And the glory lingers near


Is not this the land of Beulah?

Blessed, blessed land of light,

Where the flowers bloom forever,

And the sun is always bright!

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