Marekerk
The Marekerk is a Protestant church in Leiden, located at the Lange Mare and the Oude Vest canal. The church can be easily seen from the Oude Vest and the Burcht van Leiden by its round dome.
History
The church was designed by the city architect Arent van ’s-Gravesande in 1639-1649, who also designed the Bibliotheca Thysiana on Rapenburg 25. It was opened in 1649. The main entrance was designed by Jacob van Campen in 1659. The organ was built by Pieter de Swart around 1560 for the choir of the Pieterskerk and it was moved to the Marekerk in 1733 and enlarged by Rudolph Garrels. In was restored in 1966 by Flentrop Orgelbouw.
The carillon has a church bell by C. Wegewaert from 1647, with a diameter of 202.7 cm and it has a bell by Francois Hemony from 1663 with a diameter of 98.6 cm. The mechanical clock in the tower is by B. Eijsbouts in 1941, an electric winding mechanism was added later.
Services are held on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The church is open to visitors during Saturday afternoons in July and August and occasionally on Saturday afternoons throughout the year.
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Who Make You
by: Mira CraigTrinidad och Tobago
From the second that i saw you I knew you was my number
one.
Because I didnt know what to tell you, and my body was
numb.
I had to let you know that I felt you, like a shot from
a gun.
And I wanted to know you and write you a song.
Oooh, all I really wanna do
Is come home, and spend my time with you
Oooh, all I really wanna see is you surrounding me
Who make you? Who make love and had you come out this
way?
Who make you? Ey I hope I meat her someday. x2
It must be the trinny water that make your skin so nice
It must be the trinny weahter that get your complexion
so right
It must be your mother and you father that get your
lips so right
Your eyes of a future, that shines so bright
Oooh, all I really wanna do
Is come home, and spend my time with you
Oooh, all I really wanna see is you surrounding me
Who make you? Who make love and had you come out this
way?
Who make you? Ey I hope I meet her someday. x2
So when ...
And carneval is gone
I know everything will be all right, if you are by my
side.
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
All i really wanna say, is make some more one day.