dr. jefferson sr., pastor of the metropolitan baptist church in newark, new jersey, who will deliver the benediction. >> let us all stand. out of respect for this great man, if you would please bow your heads with me. eternal god our father, as we come to

dr. jefferson sr., pastor of the metropolitan baptist church in newark, new jersey, who will deliver the benediction. >> let us all stand. out of respect for this great man, if you would please bow your heads with me. eternal god our father, as we come to the close of this memorial service, a service to celebrate and a service to commemorate the life and the legacy of the honorable donald m. payne, we are grateful that you blessed us with such a super life. as we gather in this sacred hall today, populated by those who have shown courage and greatness for our nation, it is very befitting that we are here to celebrate this great man. one who chose power over pain, one who chose courage and dignity over fear, one who chose faith in the face of doubt, one who chose peace instead of war, one who brought knowledge where there was no knowledge, and one who brought light where there was darkness. and all of us stand today in solidarity to simply say thank you for blessing us with such a great life. and now in the words of that old baptist preacher, we're not sure what state he was from. his eye

dr. david jefferson sr., pastor of the metropolitan baptist church in newark, new jersey, who will deliverstand. out of respect for this great man, if you would please bow your heads with me. eternal god our father, as we come to the close of this memorial service, a service to celebrate and a service to commemorate the life and the legacy of the honorable donald m. payne, we are grateful that you blessed us with such a super life as we gather in this sacred hall today, populated by those who have shown courage and greatness for our nation. it is very befitting that we are here to celebrate this great man. one who chose power over pain, one who chose courage and dignity over fear. one who chose faith and the -- in the face of doubt, one who chose peace instead of war. one who brought knowledge where there was no knowledge, and one who brought light where there was darkness. and all of us stand today in solidarity to simply say, thank you for blessing us with such a great life. and now in the words of that old baptist preacher, we're not sure what state he was from, his eyesight was dim, hi