Rep. Elijah Cummings Remembered: Watch The Service Again

BALTIMORE, MD — Thousands flowed into a church in Baltimore to pay their respects to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, remembered as a "good man with a good heart" who fought for justice and was a "public servant and a man of the people." Among those eulogizing Cummings were two former presidents.

Cummings wrote his own funeral program, the pastor revealed at the start of the service, which he said explained why some people were not a part of the more than three-hour event.

The funeral followed two days of ceremonies to honor the late congressman, who laid in repose at Morgan State University in Baltimore Wednesday and laid in state at the U.S. Capitol Thursday.

More than a dozen speakers delivered remarks at Friday's funeral service for Cummings at the church where he worshiped in Baltimore. Among them were former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton; Cummings's widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; the congressman's daughters, Jennifer and Adia; his brother James Cummings; and several others.

Watch the funeral service, which was live-streamed by the Washington Post:

Maya Rockeymoore-Cummings honored her husband Elijah in a powerful speech moments before Clinton and Obama took the stage:

"He cared about our democracy. He cared about our planet. He cared about our community. He wanted to make sure we left a society worthy of our children" pic.twitter.com/eAUy6oIXKP
— POLITICO (@politico) October 25, 2019

Former Pres. Barack Obama at Elijah Cummings' funeral: "There's nothing weak about being honorable. You're not a sucker to have integrity and to treat others with respect." https://t.co/87H50yox0v pic.twitter.com/E4Q0NnMjUK
— ABC News (@ABC) October 25, 2019

Elijah Cummings' daughter Adia Cummings: "He equipped me with the tools that have prepared me to stand here with you today. And he made it his life's mission to ensure every child in the country was as equally equipped. "We owe it to him...to not let his life's work go in vain." pic.twitter.com/PSq0jQmlQv
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) October 25, 2019

Former Rep. and NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume gives stirring remembrance of Rep. Elijah Cummings, "a big timber of a man...who, through the simple eloquence of his example, defied the limitedness of others' expectations." https://t.co/TlLvHGtkbL pic.twitter.com/1x5zs7fx3Y
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 25, 2019

"He wanted to be in a position to help the people who could not help themselves." - James Cummings, brother of @RepCummings
— E. Scott (@ElsieScot) October 25, 2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Rep. Elijah Cummings: "As we know from the Old Testament, there is a tradition to leave a seat at the table, for Elijah might show up. But our Elijah always made a seat at the table for others."https://t.co/wg0hoP6KsS pic.twitter.com/qL7J1o8xtu
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 25, 2019

Deaconess Margaret Ann Howie on Elijah Cummings: "We will carry him when we speak truth to power. We will carry him when we give a voice to the voiceless.

"The church, like brother Elijah Cummings, does not yield! If we die on Friday, we're gonna get raised up again on Sunday." pic.twitter.com/I0TZfSyRW1
— ABC News (@ABC) October 25, 2019

Former president of Planned Parenthood , Dr. Leana Wen, named her son 'Elijah' after #ElijahCummings pic.twitter.com/HZ1jx343LU
— Tina Vivour (@VivourTina) October 25, 2019

Watch Live: Rep. Elijah Cummings' funeral is underway. The church is packed with mourners singing a hymn selected by the congressman, "The Church's One Foundation." https://t.co/BLHYch1rDn
— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) October 25, 2019

Hundreds who wanted to pay their respects to Cummings began arriving before sunrise, according to Fox 45.

Bishop Walter S. Thomas Jr. will deliver the eulogy, according to The Baltimore Sun, which reported the church expected an overflow crowd at the 4,000-seat sanctuary.

The line was "massive," and the church may have reached capacity by 9:30 a.m., USA Today reported.

Here are some scenes from the gathering before the service:

A viewing at 8 a.m. will be followed by the service at 10 a.m. at New Psalmist Baptist Church, 6020 Marian Drive, Baltimore. Cummings was a congregant at New Psalmist for almost 40 years.

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