"ST. VINCENT, LAND SO BEAUTIFUL"

THE BEAUTIFUL SIDE OF THIS COUNTRY

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Vincent is the largest of the 32 islands that make up the country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The capitol of the country, Kingstown, is located on St. Vincent. St. Vincent is actually a dormant volcano with people living on the sides and in the caldera (collapsed interior). Most of the other islands are uninhabited. Once an English colony, it became independent in 1979.

NATIONAL ANTHEM 

Saint Vincent, Land so beautiful,

With joyful hearts we pledge to thee

Our loyalty and love and vow

To keep you ever free.

Chorus

What e'er the future brings,

Our faith will see us through.

May peace reign from shore to shore,

And God bless and keep us true.

Hairoun, Our fair and blessed Isle,

Your mountains high, so clear and green,

Are home to me, though I may stray,

A haven, calm, serene.

Our little sister islands are

Those gems, the lovely Grenadines,

Upon their seas and golden sands

The sunshine ever beams.

One of the side streets of Kingstown on the main island of St. Vincent.



I have only visited one other island, Bequia, but hope to soon visit the priests on some of the other islands with churches.



Coming into the town of Port Elizabeth, around the corner, in Bequia.



A view from the parish church toward the bay of Port Elizabeth in Bequia



Princess Margaret Beach in Bequia.