"Then sings my soul, my sacred God to thee...
How great thou art..."
Watching CSPAN now...Lady Thatcher is being ushered into the Rotunda..she touches the casket with a trembling hand and boys her head, curtsey's and slowly walks away escorted by Senator Frist...
Irish Prime Minister, Mulroney(sp?)...now, sighing heavily as he leaves the casket. The Dan Quayles, Mrs. Quayle in tears...then Ed Meese and more foreign leaders come in, one by one and all touch the flag, OUR FLAG.
And now, it appears the line of people, thousands upon thousands has begun to file past the President...these are some of our leaders, Bill Bennett I see and other politicos, the military, Senator Warner, George Will, Members of the House it looks like too...
I must tell you about the first time I sang "How Great Thou Art", high school choir...our teacher, Mrs. VanSchlockteran rehearsed us for weeks...seperately, altos away from sopranos and basses away from tenors. I hated the way it sounded, our lines were not particularly harmonious...
The first time we all were together, the notes all blended together and it sounded as if Angels were standing in that choir room...I have a lump in my throat now as I hum it...it's corny, I know, but it's a wonderful memory to have.
Who's got that KLEENEX BOX!!!???
The Senators are lined up like us common people, I see Sen Bond, Sen Pete DeM. from NM, the new Ambasador to Iraq, etc.
The last time I saw a woman curtsey was in grade school in the 50s.
It's a beautiful song .. thank you for sharing your story
Ooops..Mulroney from Canada...??? I ferget..
CHANGING OF THE Guard now...
Any of you know how those men can stand stock still for so long??? Where's CHESTY???
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