Near the end of his eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney—one of the nine victims of last week’s fatal church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina—President Obama led the congregation and those assembled in a rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
Obama also called the late pastor a “man of God who lived by faith.”
See the Funeral Service of Rev. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston
Doris Simmons, of Charleston, stands across the street from Emanuel AME Church, the scene of last week's mass shooting, as the sun rises in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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Women dressed in white wait to enter the funeral service for Rev. Clementa Pinckney outside Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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Members of the clergy wait to enter the funeral service for Rev. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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People wait in line to enter the funeral service Rev. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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People watch as the hearse carrying Rev. Clementa Pinckney passes by as they line up to enter the College of Charleston TD Arena where his funeral service will be held in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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Members of the clergy wait to enter the funeral service for Rev. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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Mourners attend the funeral of Rev. Clementa Pinckney at College of Charleston TD Arena in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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President Barack Obama sings Amazing Grace during the eulogy at the funeral of Rev. Clementa Pinckney at the TD Arena in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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The wife of Rev. Clementa Pickney, Jennifer, stands with their daughters Malana and Eliana before President Barack Obama delivers the eulogy during the funeral of Clementa Pickney, at the College of Charleston TD Arena, in Charleston, S.C. on June 26, 2015.
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