go like a pro. [ mawill be giving away choice busipassafree copieshoice. ♪ grateful for the things that you have done ♪ ♪ yes, i'm grateful for the victories we won ♪ >> the beautiful whitney houston, her voice, her song, her poise, her class. but that is not what brings you here, because you knew who she was, not just what she did. you paid a tremendous price in life. you shared her with the world and we want to take a moment and say thank you. [ applause ] in moments like this it feels -- it feels like death has won but the bible says that love is stronger than death. your hearts are heavy, tears flow down, your spirits are wounded. i field that, too. ♪ she was born in newark, she was heaven sent ♪ ♪ oh, like newark, she's been busy ever since ♪ ♪ it's been a long time coming, but a change had to come ♪ ♪ oh, yes, it did sometimes when we talk, it's too ♪ ♪ hard living but whitney understood someone's waiting beyond the sky ♪ ♪ it's been a long time coming, a change had to come ♪ ♪ oh, yes, it did ♪ sometimes she'd say i got to call my mother ♪ ♪ i got t