In 1979, he began a solo career, becoming best known for “Sweet Beulah Land,” a song he ... with Billy Graham and performing with the Gaither Homecoming Choir. Parsons was one of the artists ...

ASHEVILLE, NC (WOWK) — Well-known southern gospel singer Squire Parsons, famous for writing the classic “Sweet Beulah Land,” has died, as confirmed by personal friends. He was 77 years old.

Newton, a member of the Gaither Homecoming family, said, “Squire had to sing Sweet Beulah Land several times that evening during his hour plus concert.” Gospel Singer Marlon Pendergrass of ...

He appeared during a Billy Graham Crusade in Arkansas and performed with the Gaither Homecoming Choir. “Sweet Beulah Land” was voted song of the year in 1981 by readers of Singing News Magazine, where ...

Rock of Ages 5. What a Friend we have in Jesus 6. Joy Comes in the Morning 7. Sweet Beulah Land 8. I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary 9. Dwelling in Beulah Land 10. A Perfect Heart 11.

The local news no longer covered them. Then, in 1961, a 22-year-old organizer, Thomas Gaither, introduced a new tactic. In the next sit-in, at the lunch counter of a McCrory’s dime store in Rock ...