The song "I will always love you" was heard as Whitney Houston's coffin was being moved out of Baptist Church in Newark. Relatives of the famous singer and many stars, including Kevin Costner, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys, attended the procession that lasted more than three hours.
"I held your hand and told you you were very beautiful," added Kevin Costner, who revealed that Whitney Houston was afraid she would not get the role in "The Bodyguard" because the production was looking for some white.
"Thank God I was alive at the same time as Whitney Houston," said Stevie Wonder, who sang two songs.
"I was still your 'Bodyguard', it hasn't been that long and now you're gone," said actor Kevin Costner, referring to the movie where he co-starred with Whitney Houston. Watch the video: