the faith in jesus christ, we receive the body of our brother, colin luther powell, for burial. e will raise him to perfection in the company of the saints. deliver your servant colin, o sovereign lord christ come from all evil and set them free from every bond, that he may rest with all your saints in the eternal habitations where with the father and the holy spirit you live and reign, one god, forever and ever. amen. >> let us also pray for all who mourn, that they may cast their care on god and know the consolations of his love. almighty god, look with pity upon the sorrows of your servants for whom we pray. remember them, lord, in mercy, nourishment, comfort them with a sense of your goodness. lift up your countenance upon them and give them peace. through jesus christ our lord. amen. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [silence] [silence] bells ringing. [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] >> i am the resurrection and the light, says the lo

the faith in jesus christ, we receive the body of our brother, colin luther powell, for burial. countenance upon them and give them peace. through jesus christ our lord. amen. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [silence] [silence] bells ringing. [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] >> i am the resurrection and the light, says the lord. ye that believe in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. and whosoever live with and believe that in me shall never die. i know that my redeemer lives, that he shall stand at the end of day, and though this body be destroyed, yet shall i see for myself and my eyes shall behold and not as a stranger. when none of us live to himself, and no one dies to himself, for if we live, we live unto the lord. and if we die, we die to the lord. whether we live therefore or die, we are the lord's. blessed are the dead who die in the lord, even say the spirits for they rest from their labors. >> good afternoon. my name is

today we give colin luther powell back to the god who gave him to us. life beyond the grave and that god never lets us go. so as the old prayer says, we gather to give thanks for all the goodness and courage that have passed through colin powell's life into the lives of others. for his loyalty to his country and his love of the good and for all those noble qualities of mind and soul that endeared him to so many. he lived a life of service, and he was a great blessing to all who knew him. in the words of st. paul he fought the good fight and he kept the faith. may the god of love less him and keep him, now and always. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> well, good afternoon. i'm going to break protocol just a little bit and acknowledge alma powell, michael and jane powell, linda powell, annemarie, francis, and grandchildren who are here for your father, your husband, your granddaddy. and quite a turnout it is. if i may, president biden, dr. biden, thank you very much for your attendance particularly after the arduous trip. president obama

with faith in jesus christ we receive the body of our brother colin luther powell for burial. us pray with confidence to god, the giver of life, that he will raise him to perfection in the company of the saints. deliver your servant colin, sovereign lord christ from all evil and set him free from every bond. that he may rest with all your saints in the eternal habitations, where with the father and the holy spirit you live and reign, one god, forever and ever. amen. >> let us also pray for all who mourn, that they may cast their care on god, and know the consolation of his love. almighty god, look with pity upon the sorrows of your servants for whom we pray. remember them, lord, in mercy; nourish them in patience; comfort them with a sense of your goodness. lift up your countenance upon them and give them peace, through jesus christ our lord. amen. >> the memorial service for secretary colin powell set to begin formally in just a moment. you just saw reverend curry and others deliver that prayer here. an emotional day, an emotional afternoon here in washington with some of the

with faith in jesus christ, we receive the body of our brother colin luther powell for burial. fidence to god, giver of life, that he will raise him to perfection in the company of the saints. deliver your servant, colin, o sovereign lord christ from all evil and set him free from every bond, that he may rest with all your saints in the eternal habitations where with the father and the holy spirit you live and reign one god forever and ever. amen. >> let us also pray for all who mourn, that they may cast their care on god and know the consolation of his love. almighty, god, look with pity upon the sorrows of your servants for whom we pray. remember them, lord, in mercy, nourish them in patience, comfort them with a sense of your goodness. lift up your countinence upon them and give them peace. through jesus christ our lord, amen. >> right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. right, left. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ bells tolling ] [ bellsing to ] [ bells t

today we give colin luther powell back to the god who gave him to us. well, we mourn his tests are face tells us that there is indeed life beyond the grave and that god never lets us go. so as the old prayer says we gather to give thanks for all the goodness and courage that have passed through colon calls life into the lives of others. for his loyalty to his country and his love of the good and for all those noble qualities of mind and soul that endeared him to so many. he lived a life of service and he was a great blessing to all who knew him. in the words of saint paul. he fought the good fight and he kept the face. may the god of love bless him and keep him. now and always. >> it's 9.22. and we're just going to take a short commercial break. we'll be right back with our live continuing coverage of the memorial service for general memorial service for general colin powell. princess cruises was born right here in california. for over 55 years, we've been helping californians make the most of their precious vacation time. and right about now, we could

today we give colin luther powell back to the god who gave him to us. >> beneath that glossy exteriore gentlest and most decent people any of us will ever meet. as i grew to know him i came to view colin powell as a figure who almost transcended time for his virtues were hoe mayorhomar calling. this he instilled tirelessly to soldiers under his command. diplomats he worked, readers of his books, audiences that flocked to his speeches, students for the powell school of civic and leadership and the thousands of young people who benefited from the america's promise alliance that alma and he championed. he relished the opportunity to connect with other generations. >> are we still making his kind? i believe the answer to that question is up to us. to honor his legacy i hope we do more than consign him to the history books. i hope we recommit ourselves to being a nation where we are still making his kind, colin powell was a great lion with a big heart. we will miss him terribly. but it's also a game, of information. because the nfl is connected. and at any moment, the fate of the season ca

solidarity with you before the mystery of life and death, in saying our prayers in farewell to colin luther powellild of god. i pray you will see less holding you feel usholding you up in this tt most importantly, the loving ars of god around you all. and i hope that also in this brief span of time, in memory and honor of your beloved colin, we may know ourselves more united as americans. the measure of colin powell's life is good, and a great man is more than any one person can fully take in or tell. these heartfelt, moving, and poignant tributes took us a long way. and so your presence here today, as you stand with this family, all of you, your memories -- indeed, even the person you are -- is now a part of that larger mosaic that tells of the life of colin powell. the love and years you shared as family are forever with you, it imprinted deep within your hearts. and the impact of colin's life on you, his friends, colleagues, and this nation, reveals the fullest picture that we can have. you know the ways he formed and influenced you, whether up close or through historical events. this man had a