O Sweet Saint Martin's Land - St. Martin Island
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N 18° 02.835 W 063° 05.181
20Q E 490861 N 1995415
O Sweet Saint Martin's Land is the bi-national song of Saint Martin/Sint-Maarten island, an island divided between the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMNEB6
Location: Saint Martin
Date Posted: 02/27/2015
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O Sweet Saint Martin's Land was written and composed by Father G. Kemps in 1958. Because of the message the lyrics conveyed and the melody that carried the tune, it served the purpose of a national song.
Born in Venraay, the Netherlands, in 1902. Father Kemps was a Roman Catholic priest who worked for over 30 years on Saint Martin (French side). In 1984, on the occasion of the Queen's Birthday, Father Kemps was knighted "Ridder in de Order van Oranje van Nassau".
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The coordinates are from the Saint Martin/St. Maarten Border Crossing at Rue de Hollande/Union Rd.
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