On Wednesday night, Carrie Underwood took the stage at the Grand Ole Opry House to perform a Randy Travis tribute that brought the audience to tears.

Underwood’s performance came as a part of the star-studded three-hour concert special “Opry 100: A Live Celebration,” which was broadcasted on NBC live from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House.

Underwood began her tribute to Travis by telling a story of listening to her sister’s Randy Travis cassette tape as a young girl — a tape that she said she would never give back to her sister. Years later, it would be Travis who would invite Underwood to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2008.

Five years later, Travis suffered a near-fatal stroke that left him largely unable to sing.

On the Opry stage, Underwood performed her two favorite Randy Travis songs, “Three Wooden Crosses “ and “Forever and Ever Amen.”She ended the song by stepping off the stage and greeting Travis who was seated on the front row.

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Underwood held the mic out and let Travis sing the song’s final word… “amen” which he did with a beautiful smile.

The house was moved to tears by Travis’ assist on the song and the power of the moment.