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"Saint Vincent, Land so Beautiful" is the
national anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and Europea ...
of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea w ...
. The song was first performed in 1967 and was adopted as the national anthem upon independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. The lyrics were written by
Phyllis Joyce McClean Punnett Phyllis Joyce McClean Punnett (March 17, 1917 – October 12, 2004) was a musician and writer known for writing the lyrics of " Saint Vincent, Land so beautiful", the national anthem of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and th ...
and the music by Joel Bertram Miguel.


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Audio of ''Saint Vincent Land so Beautiful'', with lyrics and informationarchive link
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