30 December 2012
Last updated at 12:38 GMT
Mr Greaves was on his way to church to play the organ when he was attacked
The
wife of an organist who died after being attacked on his way to church
on Christmas Eve said she had "not stopped crying" over his "evil"
murder.
Alan Greaves, 68, of High Green, Sheffield, died on Thursday
after sustaining severe head injuries while walking to church on Monday
evening.
Maureen Greaves spoke of her grief at a service at St Saviour's Mortomley and High Green Church.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
South Yorkshire Police said one was in his 20s and the other in his 40s.
Mr Greaves' family were joined at the service by the Bishop of Sheffield, Dr Steven Croft.
During it, Mrs Greaves told the congregation: "I won't be
able to contact you over the next few days, but I want to thank you for
the support you have given me.
'Longs for justice'
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There is immense sadness and grief and shock in our hearts today ”
Dr Steven Croft
Bishop of Sheffield
"I have prayed constantly for
Alan and I know you have too. I have not stopped crying for him and I
know you have not stopped either.
"I have wept over the evil that has been done. I have prayed
for you and I know you have prayed for me. You were Alan's Christian
family and he loved belonging to this church. I have felt your love
towards me."
Dr Croft spoke of Mr Greaves' deep Christian faith and the sense of shock at his death.
"There will be immense grief for those who knew Alan well,
which includes many in this church and community. There will be fear
that such a thing could happen, apparently to anyone.
"There will be anger and all kinds of questions and real pain in our hearts today," he said.
He also paid tribute to Mrs Greaves: "Maureen has said very
clearly and powerfully that she longs for justice not for vengeance,
again bearing witness to her own deep faith in the midst of the sharpest
agony of her life."
'Gentle giant'
Dr Steven Croft spoke of the "immense sadness" felt
The vicar at St Saviour's, the Reverend Canon Simon Bessant, had worked closely with Mr and Mrs Greaves.
He described the killing as a "random" act of "senseless violence".
He said Mr Greaves was well-respected within the community, a comment reflected in the bishop's sermon.
Dr Croft said: "Simon has referred to Alan this week quite
simply as a good man, a gentle giant. Goodness is not as common as it
should be and this community and this city have lost a shining light."
Mr Greaves, a father-of-four, was found on a pavement near
his home on Greengate Lane with a head injury at about 23:15 GMT on
Monday.
He had been making his way to St Saviour's Church to play the organ at the Midnight Mass service.
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