3:39 pm -- After a lengthy sermon on priorities, the Rev. Marvin Winans leads the final procession out. 2:51 pm -- CeCe Winans sings her own "Don't Cry for Me." 2:48 pm -- Dionne Warwick reads the traditional bereavement poem, "I'm Free" PHOTOS: Funeral | Whitney through the years | Recent celebrity deaths MORE: Favorite song? | 1986 review: Young Whitney in concert | Funeral notable moments, celebrities 2:45 pm -- R. Kelly was emotional as he sang the hit he wrote for Houston "I Look to You," which includes the lines, "After all my strength is gone, in you I can be strong." 2:14 pm -- Stevie Wonder rewrites "Ribbon in the Sky" to tell Houston's story, changing the chorus to "An angel of God's choir of love." 1:58 pm -- Davis said Houston was getting ready for a comeback, that she was getting in shape and had given up smoking in order to "get her high notes back." "Clive," she told him, "I'm gonna be ready by August." 1:46 pm -- Houston's mentor Clive Davis said of Houston, ! "You wait for a voice like that for a lifetime. You wait for a face like that, a smile like that, a presence like that, for a lifetime. When one person embodies it all, it takes your breath away." 1:38 pm -- Alicia Keys said Houston inspired her and other young singers, including Brandy, Monica and Jordin Sparks. "She made us feel strong and capable and loved," she said. "She's an angel to us." She then delivers her song "Send Me an Angel." Keys has moved up to the position in the service originally ...
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