Squire Parsons compositions sheet music and chords

Squire Enos Parsons Jr. (born April 4, 1948), is a Southern Gospel singer and songwriter. He was born in Newton, West Virginia, to Squire and Maysel Parsons, and was introduced to music by his father, who was a choir director and deacon at Newton Baptist Church. Squire's father taught him to sing using shaped notes. In 1970, Parsons earned a Bachelor of Science in music fr om West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, wh ere he was trained on the piano and bassoon. Following graduation, he accepted a teaching position at Hannan High School in Mason county, West Virginia, and served as music directors of various churches. During this period he wrote "Sweet Beulah Land", his signature song.