He ended the service by singing "Amazing Grace," and the entire room joined him.
As @brownandbella pointed out on Twitter: "The first black president singing Amazing Grace at the podium of a black church founded by a man who planned a slave revolt."
This is a day in the United States of America, y'all.
UPDATE: Here is video of the President singing "Amazing Grace."
Video Description: President Obama, standing at a podium at the front of a large audience, and in front of black church members and Rev. Pinckney's family, begins to sing "Amazing Grace" a capella, and the people in the room join him, then musicians begin to accompany him. After one verse, the President shouts the names of the victims, saying each of them "found that grace!" He then says: "Through the example of their lives, they've now passed it on to us. May we find ourselves worthy of that precious and extraordinary gift as long as our lives endure. May grace now lead them home. May god continue to shed his grace on the United States of America."
UPDATE 2: A full 40-minute video of the President's eulogy is now available on YouTube care of PBS. Please note that the video autoplays at the link.
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