power ♪ >> ed: as you can see, the music has begun. the funeral is about to begin, sandra. family and friends still pouring into celebrate the life of george floyd. >> sandra: continuing coverage on the fox news channel. ♪ >> harris: the start of a final journey home for a fellow american, now known to millions of people across the world. i'm harris faulkner. george floyd was murdered, as you know, on memorial day. 46 years old, a father. that killing captured from many angles on video. one key recording watched by so many americans. they began filling the streets of america in protest for justice for his death. this is fountain of praise church in houston, texas, where floyd grew up. we are told about 500 people are

expected to attend his funeral, and that they were expecting even more, but because of the pandemic that we are all suffering through right now, that was the number that was reached. the family arrived just a short time ago, and today's eulogy will be delivered by the reverend al sharpton. among those who are paying their respects, as floyd is taking to his final resting place, u.s. house of representatives al green, sheila jackson lee, and we will see some celebrities. former boxing champion floyd mayweather, who is personally handling all for funeral expenses as they are. that was an offer he had made to the family, and we are told they have accepted that. when the ceremony closes, which is set to get underway just moments from now, and the speeches, the eulogy. all of that. when it's all over, and that could take a while from the list

we have before us, george floyd will be buried in nearby pearland, texas, beside his mother. you may remember on that tape, . near the end of his consciousness, george floyd passing away with the police officer's knee pressed into his neck for all that time. he called out for his mother. and now he will be laid to rest beside her. we will watch floyd travel by horse drawn carriage for that final mile of his journey, and more than 6,000 people showed up to pay respects during a public memorial service yesterday, and they have had their opportunity, and how the world can watch together. thank you for joining us for today's special coverage. my "outnumbered" cohost,

melissa francis. alveda king. alveda is an evangelist and also the niece of dr. martin luther king jr. jack brewer. jack is a former nfl player who is now the spokesperson for the national association of police athletic league. and also with us, marie harf, the executive director of the serve america pac. this is a day that has been coming with so many people watching, other memorial services, but this is that moment. an emotional gathering, and emotional relief. healing, and justice on the minds of millions today. alveda, i come to you first for your thoughts, and i know you have been praying. maybe you can tell us a little bit of that, too. what you pray for. >> alveda: harris, you've heard me say, "in the name of jesus." sometimes people pray in the

name of martin, and some maybe in the name of george floyd. in the name of jesus i speak to america, peace to the world right now. i grieve along with george floyd's family, especially his little girl, about the loss of her father. and i have lost family members. it is very important for us to cease fire, of all of our different opinions, and just grieve with this family. but do not grieve without hope. america must do better. we will do better. we are going to have to have god's help to do it, harris. >> harris: i rode that down. i want to hear it over and over. "do not grieve without hope." amen. as we watch this, jack, you andd i come of this week on the air and really since two saturdays ago, because we have been together since this was breaking

apart, at times it looked like america on our tv screens and our mobile devices was coming apart. and then they began to come together. through it all, you have dropped some scripture on "outnumbered overtime." and my viewers know you well. what do you say now? >> first off, harris, you are right. when i think about this situation, i do think about you. i remember looking through my screen at you, and i didn't know what to say. i just went to scripture and let the holy spirit lead me. i think this is a time, like alveda has been saying all week, as well. second corinthians teaches us to comfort others, as god comforted us. that is really the time for us to do that. that takes humility, and we've got to go into situations like this fully humble, and be able to take ourselves out of our own flesh and really feel the pain and suffering of our fellow

americans. white, black, green, or purple, right now. a son has died, a father has died, american citizen has died in the hands of evil. this is truly the time to comfort others as god comforts us. >> harris: melissa, when you and i covered the news and we watch that tape, brought us to a halt. as journalists, we have seen so much. not all of it, yet, but what more could you see in 20 plus years of covering news that would take it to a place we couldn't imagine, and then something like this happens? >> melissa: i think it was striking to everyone who saw it. i was trying to remember when i saw such callous disregard for human life. to me, i compared it to isis.

i felt like we were watching something along those lines. one thing that is different about this situation, then unfortunately when we've had the situations in the past, there no dispute. of how wrong that was. i just feel like there's an opportunity in that to then come together and make some progress, in the fact that we all agree what we saw was depraved. i also think about -- and i know alveda touches on this -- when you think about the really great leaders, whoever it is that you look to who have led us through times of trouble or set an example for everyone, whether it's mlk or jesus or mother teresa, it is all people who preached comfort and peace alongside of treating your neighbor as yourself. >> harris: marie, your

thoughts? >> marie: harris, it is an incredible scene today. he reminds us that george floyd, this man that these people in this church knew as a person, as a human, as a child and as an adult, george floyd has changed our country. change is hard. change is messy. these next few months, i have a feeling, are going to be tough. given that people across the country of all political stripes, of all ages, in all states, watched that video of his death and are demanding change in our country, that will be george floyd's legacy. we have to find a way as a country to take the pain that this family is feeling today and the pain that we are feeling as a country and use that to make progress. use that to have hope out of this horrible situation. take our pain and turn it into

something better. that will be a legacy of george floyd that lives on forever in our country, harris. >> harris: you know, alveda, this morning after my prayers i made some notes. i thought about your family, your extended family. these words came to mind, that americans know from experience that silence puts you on the wrong side of history. we were not silent when breaking the imperial bonds of the british. we were not silent when communism was on the warpath across the globe. we fought valiantly against it, and again against the hate and existential threats of adolf hitler. america is not silent right now, and, as marie said, change is hard. alveda, what are your thoughts right now? i was sharing that with you because, you know, your family knows the pain of silence.

and this, as we watch those 500 crowd into this venue to say goodbye to george floyd. >> alveda: harris -- and it's not about me or my family today, but thank you for the brief opportunity to say my grandmother was shot playing the organ at ebenezer baptist church. my father was choked and thrown into a swimming pool with no water in his lungs. my uncle, reverend dr. martin luther king jr., was shot. taken down violently and unjustly during that period. i can kind of empathize with the family sitting right there, publicly grieving, and yet wanting to remember that they serve god. they love god. that is what is so important. asking people to grieve, pray with us, please don't be violent. let us get solutions together. george floyd's death will be in

vain. we have to realize very quickly, martin luther king jr. used to say we all came over on different ships but we are in the same boat now. we must learn to live together. we are not color-blind. we can see color. but we are not to fight over it. acts 17:26 as we are blood, are not separate races. we can be human brothers and sisters. one more, when we learn to value the human personality, we won't care anymore. i don't believe that policeman saw a human being under his knee, and i believe that is the problem. the sick, the young, the old. we are human beings with human personalities, created in living

color by god. i see the beautiful pictures of george floyd, i want to remember those things about george. >> harris: alveda, we are watching now, and i have a loose schedule in front of me because i want to be able to narrate the pictures as they come. some of these moments are taking a bit longer because there are so many people who have come. 500 in this church is an enormous amount. they streamed it down. that doesn't mean there aren't people on the outside and others who are all around. they are. they just can't make their way into the church. but their people gathering out there, and i want everybody to know that we will see -- we will see the honorary pallbearers and the family. this going to call these things out so we can continue to get word from alveda king while you

may be seeing some of these play out. the final viewing, just an amazing, amazing site today. it is so heartrending to see love and outpouring. alveda? >> alveda: harris, we are there because you are helping us to see things. that is one good thing about technology. we complain about it sometimes, but we can also be present in spirit and prayer and in love, so for those who are streaming and watching, i am very grateful. this is time to not be fighting, look at them, look at that, why didn't they this, why didn't they that? a man's life has been unjustly taken from him. breath is the gift from god. when you breathe in, breathe o

out. his family love him. his brother terrence, "don't be violent, god-fearing people." this is the time for america's eyes to be focused not only on this, but on god and to seek redemption. >> harris: when you talk about the breathing, that word has such a piercing meeting right now, after watching george floyd on that tape calling out, "i can't breathe." it has a different residence in your heart when he realized what he went through and as a nation as we all collectively held our breath last week as things were being torn apart. peaceful protesters pushed aside by those who will do wrong things amid those huge crowds.

and we held our breath. we held our breath as we learned about those that have come before, and that we have some work to do together. not just with our police department with each other. i almost feel like, jack, we are still holding our breath. this gives us some time to exhale together. as alveda put it, breathe in that hope and that change. it's coming. >> jack: it is coming. romans 5 and 3 says that our trials help us learn to endure. the only way we learn that is through christ, the word of god. it is a process, especially when you are going through trials. trials don't just come and go quickly. sometimes trials last a long time. the most important thing is for us to keep our eyesight on god

and on his word. that's really the only place we can find truth. i've got so many americans reaching out to me, asking me questions, looking, searching for answers. americans of all races. white, black, green, purple. people's emotions right now are all over the place as a nation. i just encourage people to continue to keep the faith. if you are searching for understanding, the bible teaches us to study the word. because his workmen need not be ashamed. then you will be able to rightly divide the word of truth, and i think we are all searching for that truth. why? why this, why that? why a country divided? their white american sitting in their homes are now saying, "i don't see color, i don't have any problem with color. why do we have all this divide?" we have to understand that sometimes we face things that

aren't always about us. we have soul ties, history, things that are happening in the past. scripture teaches us we have to reconcile, this is the moment for this nation to reconcile. and you have to repent and give god his glory and his praise. even in times like this, when times are tough, we still have to be praising god. we still have to be thanking god for giving us the opportunity to live in the greatest country on earth. >> harris: we are looking at scenes right now. as i have mentioned to you, the family, the clergy, the honorary pallbearers, made their way into this truth now they are at the casket of george floyd. this will go on for a few more minutes. this is the final viewing. they will seal that casket. just an incredible sight, as we take all of this in.

it seems like we are peering into such private moments, but there has not been much that has been private about this family's plight. there have been very public calls for no more violence, as rioters, looters, perforated the lines of peaceful protests across the country. it's been a very public grieving process for this family, because their grief is shared by so many. from every walk of life, we are americans together. i do want to mention ruby floyd. i did say earlier that there were previous memorial services before this final funeral. one of them in raeford north carolina where floyd was born. one of his family members, ruby, said to the crowd there something that resonated with me, as alveda and jack were just talking. she said, "we are bringing love back into the universe.

we are bringing love back into the universe" that is ruby floy. melissa, we see the reverend al sharpton there. he will give the eulogy in just a few moments. we see those grieving. your words? >> melissa: well, it's beginning to feel like a hopeful moment. i wonder if this is the opportunity that we can transition from the anger that so many ells have felt. i don't want to say into hope, because we may not be quite ready for that much positivity yet. but what about expectation? what if we turned our anger into higher expectation for ourselves, for others, for our country? for police across the country. whatever it is. if we could channel the empathy that we are feeling for this family and for this human life that should not have been

snuffed out so callously, what if we channel that energy into higher expectation? i would be interested in maybe alveda thoughts on that. >> alveda: if it's okay, i'll answer. >> harris: oh, please. >> alveda: i was thinking about jack, the whole panel, all of us. my dna tests revealed nigeria, ireland, and the cherokee nation. there is no separate races coming together. we are the human race. the bible says every nation, every tongue, every tribe. as far as the energy of love, love is the greatest force in the universe. the bible says "god is love." we are talking about god's love,

not erotic love, we talk about all of that. but the love of god that encompasses all of that. god is love. at 17: 26, "of one blood, god made us." we are the human family. everyone is not a christian, but john 3:16 says, "for god so loved the world that he gave his own begotten son." "god didn't send his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through jesus, would be saved." we are the world. whatever our differences. skin color, weight, height, born male, boorish female, married , not married, rich, poor, veterans. babies in the womb. god so loves. when ruby says we are bringing love back, with that great force that never fails. that's corinthians.

so, i agree with ruby. i agree with wringing that unity of love back. that is what we are watching right now in the midst of this. >> harris: you know, as they continue to arrive in the church, fountain of praise, to say goodbye to george floyd, this will go on for a few more minutes, we are told. as that is happening, we can get a glimpse of the universal pains that people are feeling. the universal love that alveda is talking about. i'm talking about what comes next. i love the way melissa francis has put it. it's maybe too early to talk about transition to hope and what those next steps look like for that period maybe higher expectations. with those higher expectations, this quote comes to mind. i have pulled a few things

people have been saying at memorials in the last few days that really stuck out to me. a spokesperson for north carolina's governor, roy cooper, said this. and i quote. "some death ain't about dying. some death is about waking all of us up. floyd's death woke all of us up." and i would say, jack brewer, that we are awakened to the fact that there are expectations now we can set, and we know that the promise of america can be for all of us. and we can't keep people out of the circle of helping us get there. it is a unity. what i have loved watching this week, and you and i have talked about it on the air, are all of the people -- not just black and brown people -- all of the people who came together and asked not just for justice but

for that renewal of love. >> jack: wow. yeah, harris, you hit it. you reminded me of second corinthians 4:16. "and though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being removed every day." now this is a time where i think our spirits as americans are being renewed. i think about the word "responsibility." i know that's what i think of when i watch this. i feel responsibility. and i think a lot of americans, more than ever, feel responsibility right now to do something. i get called all the time, and i see the energy in people. they want to know what to do. where do they go, how do they help heal this? how did they talk to their children? what do they show their kids? what can their communities do to stand up against all the

oppression and racism and the divide that they feel? well, today is the day. this is the moment. i think this is that catalyst. because everyone who is watching this, everyone who has failed all these emotions, we are all feeling the same things. just like >> harris: i just said, we are feeling the same thing because we are the same people. we heard the same, we love the same. the 23 and the ceo sent a powerful letter out that said, "95.5% of our dna is the same." we are the same. i think if we can all just keep that in mind and understand that we are all in this fight together, we truly are united and we are united around love in the spirit of god. >> harris: marie, at my raw raw rawest moments, from the

eyes of a mom, journalist, a military brat, as american come in and economical and biracial home, all i can see is potential. all i know is that we will move on from this. and we are not starting from the same place where we were in the 1950s out '60s. let's take a moment to just listen real quickly. marie, i will come to you after this. i want to make sure we don't miss anything. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ why should i be bound ♪ when god has set me free.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> i have been asked by the funeral director in the family, for those of you that are viewing, they ask that you move right along as you view. that you do not stand in front of the casket. >> harris: as we watch them pull everybody into place, this is a large crowd. when you mix in the emotion, and the togetherness of the moment, people wanting to get together. and you can understand it, as you mix this in, it is a

challenge that we watch play out on the screen. for people in the room to first say goodbye to george floyd, as that casket remains open until they close it and seal it. and it may take a few more minutes before they can get them in their seats. the gentleman in the center of your screen has the task of trying to usher them along. we are familiar with that word, should come inside of a church, right? he's got a big job right now. saying goodbye to george floyd today. it involves those 500 people inside the church, but summing people outside. i've seen people on cell phones, so on and so forth, everyone capturing the moment for those far away. >> harris: marie, i was going to go to you before i took a moment to steer the song. i didn't want to step on that moment. i want to get your thoughts about that potential i was talking about.

i don't see the same thing that when i came into the world, the signs that we are relegated "for blacks here." water fountains, restrooms. that's not where we are right now. we have come some distance, and we can all say that we are not where you want to be, but we are not where we were. and i am not pollyannaish about that. i have a wide breadth, and i know you do, too, marie, in terms of the people we gather with. >> marie: yeah. harris, i don't think we have the same country we were two weeks ago. progress is sort of -- you take two steps forward and you take one step back, but to your point, we have already seen progress in these two weeks. as we talk today about police brutality, we have to remember that this moment is about so much more than that. we are in the middle of a

pandemic that is killing black americans at a much higher rate than white americans. we have to talk about equality in health care, and employment, and education. in this movement is about what kind of country we want going forward. it includes how we police our streets and how we take care of our citizens, but it is so much bigger than that. that is the legacy that george floyd's death had sparked a conversation in this country that has historical roots, that picks up on some progress we've made. we keep taking steps toward but this has shown us in this country and in this moment that we have to make that progress you spoke of. we have no other option. we have to move forward. we have to look at all of these parts of our society, and there are no easy fixes, and this isn't going to be easy, but the fact that so many people are committed to that, having that conversation, that is where we have to start. that's how change starts to

happen. >> harris: on the right side of your screen, a simultaneous look at minneapolis. the point where george floyd perished on the ground beneath the knee of now fired officer and charged with murder, derek chauvin. we have seen his family gather at this spot and talk to crowds previously. in morning, in the past 2 days, but also asking for peaceful protests and for rioters and losers to go find someplace else to be and not amidst crowds of people who are both mourning, and as you heard me talking about, calling for justice and bigger change, as well. it's interesting, melissa, because when marie was talking about pandemic, and you see all of these people in the church, you know why there has been such a press across america to open up these particular venues. if you can do a liquor store,

can you do this? because there is something about it when you lose someone, being touched. you cannot replace it. physical touching. you can't replace it. >> melissa: harris, that is such a tremendous point as we look at this screen. the idea that you can get groups together for the spiritual comfort and healing that they need. and to do it in a safe and responsible way. it's interesting, we've seen this kind of demonstration to show us what we are capable of. you are right. as we watch this, and people watch this and sort of begin to feel some of the hope, the expectations and the improvements going forward, you do ask yourself, "are we ready to gather again?" like these folks have, and done

in a safe way. but there is a power to being in the same room that we have all noticed. you can get a lot done being in separate places, and seeing each other on the screen, but it isn't the same as being face-to-face with those that you are either seeking comfort from wherewith whom you need to communicate. one of the most important things, as i heard marie talki talking, i thought about listening. this idea that we really need to actually listen to each other and hear each other. that is done better in a face-to-face setting. when you see the humanity of the other person and it's not the same to the screen. as we watch these folks we connect and celebrate each other and all of us as the most basic human beings, that we can get back to some of this.

jack brewer? >> jack: i'm just full of emotion right now. just to bring the perspective that we are bringing right now, you all are feeding my soul each time you make a statement. it just touches me. i think that is really what the nation needs to continue to hear. we see, we are witnessing love. this is the picture of love. but i just hope we all realize that love is of the spirit. it's not just of the flesh. a lot of these things that we are trying to answer for, and find solutions to, you can't all figure those things out in the flesh. sometimes you have to go into the spirit to take on these battles, because they are spiritual battles. the issues that we've just mentioned are deep-rooted

evilness that gets people to commit a murder or to oppress another human being. that's why i think it all goes back to us having those servant hearts. we can have more servant hearts, more continuous, not just serving sometimes but week up each and every day to go out and serve your fellow man. you talk about race, if you just focus on serving, serving the most underserved, unfortunately in america that happens to be our black population in almost every category. if we all just put time on our plates, in our calendars, to go to communities that are outside of our bubble, to go to places that may not be in our comfort zone, to take your kids to go mingle with kids that may be underserved, and other typical folks they see in their own schools, we have to break these barriers. we can only break these barriers through service. service to our brothers and sisters. that's what christ told us to do and that's how we spread the

good news. that is how we really show love. you can't just show love to the people around you. you've got to show love to the people that are outside of your box, outside of your bubble. >> harris: yeah. you know, alveda, i was looking down again. i've been taking notes on just things that bubble up. i tend to do that. i journal. i'm a journalist. a member of your family, bernice king, daughter of darden dr. martin luther king jr., was five years old when her father was assassinated. when she talks boldly -- to give a ted talk a few days ago and i've watched it a couple times. as she watches the situation, she says we have now reached a point where we know racism is not a difference of opinion. i let my mind rest on that for a while, because i thought there are a lot of things that are not just about a difference of opinion. are we trying, are we striving enough together to know that we are not just captured in this

moment? we can move forward. what do you think about her words? >> i saw bernice 'spouse, and i liked it. i had the heart immediately. it's not a matter of opinion, we are human beings. the message of her parents, especially her dad, of nonviolence. i agree with her, and we have to have these talks. you know, i'm 70, harris. years ago there was a saying, "as i live and breathe." but right now we live and we breathe, and i do know you, melissa, jack, marie, harris, but i am more conscious of my breath than i usually am right now. it's about children being gifts from god, and george floyd was a gift to his mother. whatever else we could say, a gift from god. and the song starts out, "unless

the lord builds the house. unless the lord fortifies the city, we labor in vain." right now, where we are grieving george, some people may still be angry or frustrated or scared. we are bringing love back. i agree with my cousin bernice. sometimes in our own family we have differences of opinion. we do. but we will nonviolently resolve our differences. we will see each other. we won't be blind. not even color-blind. blind in no, way, shape. but we see each other, we hear each other. we love each other, we hugged each other. and that is very true. i think that was touching.

but our hearts across these experiences, believe it or not. as we see each other, listen to each other, hear each other, that's important. >> harris: i'm going to let us lower our microphones and voices for just a moment to take in what is happening inside this beautiful church. take in this moment of the fountain of praise together, the seats are filling up quickly now and they are moving toward the start of the ceremony for george floyd. let's watch and listen together. ♪ ♪ [vocalizing]

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♪ oh, god is ♪ believe me ♪ i know he is ♪ god is my everything ♪ if you believe it, clap your hands ♪ ♪ my everything ♪ my everything ♪ up my everything ♪ my everything ♪ i know he is ♪ god is my everything ♪ my everything ♪ f got a let you ♪ ♪ my everything ♪ my everything ♪ i know he is ♪ my everything ♪ i said i know he is ♪ my everything ♪ my everything ♪ my everything ♪ my everything ♪ my everything

♪ god is my everything >> amen, amen. you may be seated. we certainly gave honor to god, the head of our lives, and we greet each and every one of you that are watching by way of television or stream. those of you that are here to observe the home-going celebration of brother george floyd, and certainly let me say to this family, our hearts are with you, our prayers are with you. we trust that god will strengthen you. the old gospel hymn says, "in times like these, we need a savior. in times like these, we need at anchor. be very sure that your anchor holds and groups the solid rock." because we want to bring greetings everyone in the sanctuary walls as those who are

watching by stream or on some platform today. i'm reminded of this family. they wrote these words in a time of trouble. he says, "this poor man called out, and the lord heard him, and he saved him out of all of his troubles. caps on those who fear him, and he delivered him." and this where it is what helps me and blesses me in such a manner that i can never move out of my pain without remembering this, that the lord is close to the broken hearted. and he saves those who are crushed in spirit. psalms 34:6, 7, and 18, will give hope to the floyd family and all that are here, to our members. to all the people, to the clergy and leaders of faith in our community who are here, are dignitaries who are here, elected officials, and to everyone who has taken time to join us by stream.

we are all connected. this is a moment of connectivity. this is a moment by which god has gathered people all around the world to connect us around the life of the brother george. floyd there's a few things we want to encourage you to expect. can help you today? first we ask you to keep your mask on within the sanctuary. we thank god for that. if anyone is in distress, you can stop into -- raise your hand, our officials will be watching to make sure we can assist you. in the tradition of the african-american church, this will be a home-going celebrati celebration. i want to say it again. this will be a home-going celebration of brother george floyd's life. >> you know what that means. that means foot-stopping, to life and tapping, hollering, and praising god. amen, because we are celebrating his life. just before we begin this home-going celebration, let me

just thank publicly all of those people who helped make this come to pass. i want to begin with esquire benjamin krump. thank you for watching over this family. in times of devastation, someone has to stand up and take the lead. thank god that you have done just that, brother. also the reverend al sharpton. thank you, north carolina, minneapolis, ten ewing to sound the trumpet and let people know that this is about injustice, and we want to see justice served. and then, locally, i want to thank our mayor and mayor pro tem who have done such a wonderful job of making all the resources of this city available, to have the reviewing yesterday. as a matter fact, we add a viewing yesterday with tens of thousands of people who came through these doors. it came off without a hitch. we made sure that that hpd was here, the fire department was here, people were here, emt specialists. we had people here from

everywhere, they were giving out water. for all of those of you who donated your services, your resources, we want to thank you on behalf of this family. we thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you. to brother george anderson, our chief operating officer of this charge, and brother dallas jones, working together in tandem to make sure everything was pulled together. thank you. this is an enormous task. this is a gigantic responsibility. for people who look at it and think, "well, you know, i wouldn't have done it this way," you don't know how you would have done it if you had this many people. >> right. >> this many people funneling through your doors. but thank god we didn't have any problems. everybody was respectful, everybody was sensitive to what the family is facing, and we are just glad to know that we have such a great team here in houston. so, me, i think it's ready for us to have some charge, don't you? >> it's time for us to have church. it's time for us to celebrate his life. we maybe it, we may mourn, we'll

be confident and find hope. that's for sure. if you want to follow the program has already printed, for those of you do not have programs, the musical selection will be led by pastor ken burrell, the houston aggregate of singers, a man, who have blessed us already. we're so delighted to have them here. reverend arthur rucker of the fountain of praise will do a part of the scriptural reading, the old testament. reverend augustine booker, pastor emeritus here in houston, texas, will do the new testament reading. and reverend dr. mary white, who leads the prison ministry here at the fountain of praise. she will offer prayer of comfort to the family. >> after which there will be a video montage that i think all of you will enjoy. in that order, we are asking them to come in. some would say. >> amen ♪

♪ >> as historical as this is, we recognize that this is a real family with real feelings. there are a lot of us in here who have sat in that position, and it hurt. the moment that the world announced george floyd had left the earth physically, we became family. everyone in this room, if you can, just center our love around this family. because i do what it means to hurt to have a loved one leave. we stand here and celebrate his life, but i want to leave you with these words. ♪ be not dismayed ♪ would ever be whatever betide ♪

♪ god will, i know, he will take care of you ♪ ♪ beneath his wings of love abide ♪ ♪ remember, god will, he will take care of you ♪ ♪ and although this is silent ♪ remember god will take care ♪ take care of you ♪ through every day, all along

life's merry way ♪ ♪ when you get sad, he will ♪ he will take care of you ♪ [vocalizing] ♪ ♪ god will ♪ i know he will ♪ he will take care of you was ♪ ♪ one last thing you may need ♪ ♪ just remember, he will provide ♪ ♪ because he will ♪ i know he will take care of

you ♪ ♪ here's what you've got to do ♪ trust him, and you will be satisfied ♪ ♪ i believe and witness ♪ god will, he will, he will take care of you ♪ ♪[vocalizing] ♪ god well, i know he will, he will take care of you ♪ ♪ through everything ♪ along life's merry way ♪ he will, god will take care of

you ♪ ♪ you, you, you [vocalizing] ♪ god will ♪ i know what you're going through right now ♪ ♪ but god will ♪ i know you're going through pain right now, but ♪ ♪ god will ♪ he will, he will take care of you ♪ put your head up and remember, children ♪ ♪ whatever betides, my brother ♪ god will ♪ i know he will, he'll take care of you ♪ ♪ of view, view, of you

♪ beneath his wings of love abide ♪ ♪ beneath his wings, children ♪ god will take care ♪ good care of you ♪ somebody next to you, even though we are in a pandemic ♪ ♪ i know he will ♪ yes, he will do everything ♪ i know he will see you throu through ♪ ♪ i know he will ♪ god will take care of you ♪ god will

♪ god will take care of you ♪ don't give up on god ♪ because he won't give up on you. ♪ ♪ god will take care of you ♪ god will see you through ♪ i know he will, god ♪ he will do it ♪ god will take care of you ♪ oh children ♪ take good care ♪ god will take care of you, god will ♪ ♪ god will take care of you ♪ god will take care of you ♪ god will see you through ♪ god will take care of you ♪ god will do it for you ♪ god will take good care of

you ♪ ♪ god will take care of you ♪ all you've got to do is hold on ♪ ♪ god will see you through ♪ god will take care of you ♪ i pray god will ♪ take good care ♪ god will take good care of you ♪ ♪ take good care of you ♪ take good care of you ♪ he will ♪ he will take good care ♪ take care of you ♪ god will take care of you god bless you, floyd family. ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ god will [applause] ♪ ♪ harris: all right, we have just heard "god will take care of you" so beautifully sung by pastor kim and burrell. we are in now the official ceremony, the last resting place for george floyd. and they were first prayers by the senior pastor, and now the old testament reading. minister arthur rucker. let's watch. >> and they shout all stay, in

all the highways. alas, alas ♪ and they should all call the farmer to morning. such as are skillful in limitation to whaling. all the vineyards shall be wailing, for i will pass through thee, sayeth the lord. to what end is this for you? the day of the lord's darkness and not light. it is as if a man flee from a lion and a bear met him. or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. shall not the day of the lord be darkness, and not light. even very dark and no brightness in it. i hate and despise your feast and will not take the light in your solemn assemblies, though you offer me burnt offerings and your meal offerings, i will not accept them. neither will i regard your fat

beast. take away for me the noise of your song, for i will not hear the melody of your harps. but let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream. and this is the word of the lord thanks be unto god. ♪ ♪ >> to the floyd family, we want you to know that we are still praying for you. we want you to know that god has

made himself available to a person of jesus christ to help you in times like these. god bless you. first thessalonians, chapter 4, beginning at verse 13, "but i would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep. even others who have no hope. for if we believe that jesus died and rose again, even so those who sleep in jesus, will god bring with him. for this we say unto you, by the word of the lord, who enrich our lives and are made to the coming of the lord, shall not prevent them which are