Saint Mary's County (often abbreviated as St. Mary's County), established in 1637, is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 105,151. Its county seat is Leonardtown. The name is in honor of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
St. Mary's County comprises the California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area. It is part of the Southern Maryland region. The county was the home to the first Maryland Colony, the first capitol of the Colony of Maryland and is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in North America.
It is also home to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station and also St. Mary's College of Maryland.
St. Mary's County has been traditionally known for its unique and historic culture of Chesapeake Bay tidewater farming, fishing and crabbing communities. But with the advent of the military bases, growth of an extensive defense contractor presence and the growth of St. Mary's College of Maryland, as well as increasing numbers of long-distance Washington D.C. commuters, it has been undergoing a decades-long transformation. The county's population has doubled since 1970.
Standing
In dark, dark lands
So close to me is hell
I could reach out, take her hand
And I'm bleeding
Cause the world she pierced my soul
And I'm dreaming
Of days with my first love
I want to go back again
Sweet, sweet mercy
Shine on me,
Sweet mercy
You, never turned away
You'd call out my name
Even though I would walk away
If I fall down
Will you help me?
If I fall down
Will you love me?
Crying, in the loneliness of the night
Dying, in the emptiness of this life
Sweet, sweet mercy
Shine on me.
Can you hear me?