Christian Artist Michael W. Smith Honors Billy Graham with Tearful Musical Tribute

Ben Kennedy
03-02-2018

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Christian music artist Michael W. Smith received the honor of singing at both Rev. Billy Graham's funeral and also during the memorial service inside the US Capitol Rotunda.
 
Smith said he had "no words to fully describe the emotions" when asked to sing "Just as I Am" during Wednesday's service in the Rotunda.
 
The three-time Grammy Award-winning artist went on to perform an emotional rendition of "Above All" during the late evangelist's funeral service Friday.
 
Smith joined 2,000 people at the Billy Graham Library to pay tribute to a man he called "friend, mentor, counselor, hero, leader, sample pastor," according to his Facebook page.

"He was so many things to me, making the impact of his passing such a deep hurt," Smith wrote.

Rev. Graham will be buried next to his wife, Ruth. His grave marker reads: "Preacher of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ."
 
"I know Billy would be questioning why we grieve because he is now in paradise," said Smith. "He is face to face with the Jesus he so loved and served so well."
 

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Ben Kennedy is an Emmy Award-winning White House correspondent for CBN News in Washington, D.C. He has more than a decade of reporting experience covering breaking news nationwide. He's traveled cross country covering the President and scored exclusive interviews with lawmakers and White House officials. Kennedy spent seven years reporting for WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, Florida. While there he reported live from Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Matthew hit the island. He was the first journalist to interview Diana Nyad moments after her historic swim from Cuba to Key West. He reported
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