{"id":3287,"date":"2018-12-07T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/?p=3287"},"modified":"2018-12-10T14:38:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T14:38:56","slug":"an-honor-beyond-words-michael-w-smith-sings-at-president-george-h-w-bushs-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/an-honor-beyond-words-michael-w-smith-sings-at-president-george-h-w-bushs-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"An &#8216;Honor Beyond Words&#8217;&#8230;  Michael W. Smith sings at President George H.W. Bush&#8217;s Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3XmIfXsqGU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Read the full article at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianheadlines.com\/blog\/an-honor-beyond-words-christian-singer-michael-w-smith-preforms-at-president-george-h-w-bush-s-funeral.html?fbclid=IwAR20ZE01mV0SU5UPypXEGCS_9amT63--GPP2nrwLenefw4061FdqkeOljoE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ChristianHeadlines.com<\/a> &#8211; written by Kayla Koslosky on Wednesday, December 5, 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Christian singer Michael W. Smith performed his song \u201cFriends\u201d at President George H.W. Bush\u2019s funeral on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CBN News, Smith said having the opportunity to perform at the 41stPresidents funeral is an \u201chonor beyond words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Bush, who fought a long battle with vascular Parkinsonism, died on Friday, at the age of 94.<\/p>\n<p>According to Newsweek, Bush requested that his close friend, Smith, sing \u201cFriends\u201d at his funeral service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst and foremost, I hope the song is very honoring of the president because he loved the song,\u201d the three-time Grammy award winner, told Christianity Today in an interview on Wednesday. \u201cThe last time I saw him when we said goodbye, he gave me a hug, pointed his finger in the air, and with a twinkle in his eye, said, \u2018Friends are friends forever.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s just been an inspiration to me,\u201d the singer continued. \u201cWe didn\u2019t talk about politics much. But we did have a lot of conversations about God and faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Christianity Today, Smith met Bush in 1989, when he performed at the White House for Christmas. The two became fast friends, they even went on vacation to Greece together.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly the two bonded over their shared friendship with the late Billy Graham, who died at the beginning of 2018. \u201cOne thing that tied us together was his relationship with Billy Graham. There were times we would get Billy Graham on the phone and talk,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read the full article at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianheadlines.com\/blog\/an-honor-beyond-words-christian-singer-michael-w-smith-preforms-at-president-george-h-w-bush-s-funeral.html?fbclid=IwAR20ZE01mV0SU5UPypXEGCS_9amT63--GPP2nrwLenefw4061FdqkeOljoE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ChristianHeadlines.com<\/a> &#8211; written by Kayla Koslosky on Wednesday, December 5, 2018<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read the full article at ChristianHeadlines.com &#8211; written by Kayla Koslosky on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Christian singer Michael W. Smith performed his song \u201cFriends\u201d at President George H.W. Bush\u2019s funeral on Wednesday. In an interview with CBN News, Smith said having the opportunity to perform at the 41stPresidents funeral is an \u201chonor beyond words.\u201d President Bush, who fought a long battle with vascular Parkinsonism, died on Friday, at the age of 94. 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