Posted on 06/09/2004 5:01:58 PM PDT by Puppage
Or: As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free.
That's what I was thinking. It was solemn; but not depressing! At times, it was almost triumphant, as if we were sending him off on as a hero on a triumphal journey, I don't know. Did anyone else get a feeling like that? I almost forgot it was a funeral procession!
There was something so stirring, so moving about it! It was almost as if he somehow conquered his illness, and was moving triumphantly into a new life!
Does anyone know where (on the Internet or otherwise) I might be able to find the video (or audio) of performance of the Battle Hymn at the 9/11 memorial service at the National Cathedral on Sept. 14, 2001?
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