WATCH: First lady visibly moved during national prayer performance

Published January 21, 2017 4:36pm ET



First lady Melania Trump led a standing ovation at the National Prayer Service Saturday morning, following a performance by 20-year-old Marlana VanHoose.

Trump could be seen dabbing her eye as VanHoose, a blind Kentucky native who had previously performed at the Republican National Convention, belted out “How Great Thou Art” from the steps of Washington’s National Cathedral.

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