Hundreds gathered on Wednesday at a candlelight vigil in Nashville to honour and mourn the three children and three adults who were killed in a shooting at a Christian school this week. The downtown ceremony for the victims of the shooting at The Covenant School was sombre and at times tearful, as speaker after speaker read the names of the victims and offered condolences to their loved ones.
The family of Mike Hill, a 61-year-old custodian who was among those killed, was in attendance, including his seven children. First Lady Jill Biden was also on hand but did not address the crowd.
Sheryl Crow sang I Shall Believe and ended with the lyrics from a Dionne Warwick song: “What the world needs now is love, sweet love.” Margo Price sang an a cappella version of Tears of Rage. And Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show led the crowd in the Christian hymn, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which brought many to tears.
