Occasionally a single song brings acclaim and recognition to a composer. He writes a song that leaps ahead of all of his other compositions. Such was the case with Squire Parsons and his most famous ...

Edgar Page Stites, the lyricist behind Beulah Land, was a 19th-century American Methodist minister and hymn writer. He served as a soldier in the American Civil War and later became a riverboat pilot.

Squire Parsons was a renowned American Southern gospel singer, songwriter, and musician, best known for his rich, heavy voice and classic songwriting. He is celebrated as a gospel music icon, ...

When Christians attend church they have a Cape May native to thank for the lyrics of a gospel hymn that is still among the most popular hymns ever composed. Edgar Page Stites wrote the words for ...