"There Is a Happy Land" is a hymn

Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...

 with lyrics by Andrew Young, to a tune arranged by Leonard P. Breedlove. It is known for being quoted or adapted in various contexts, including the films Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace (film)

Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 film directed by Frank Capra based on Joseph Kesselring's play of the same name. The script adaptation was by twins Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein. Capra actually filmed the movie in 1941, but it was not released until 1944, after the original stage version...

(1944), The King and I

The King and I (1956 film)

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(1956), and The Proposition

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(2005); the rock song "Run Runaway

Run Runaway

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" (1983) by Slade

Slade

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; and a parody, "There Is a Boarding-House", by Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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 in his novel The American Claimant

The American Claimant

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(1892). It is also a favorite song of Krazy Kat

Krazy Kat

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, the main character from George Herriman

George Herriman

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's eponymous newspaper comic strip (1913-1944), where the song's opening verse is often willingly misspelled as "There is a heppy lend fur fur away... [sic]".