Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Touching Sonnet To Love In The Face Of Tragedy [Video]

While accepting a Tony Award for his hit musical, 'Hamilton', the play's writer and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda was overcome by emotion caused by our latest national tragedy, and then he said what needed to said. 

After thanking his beautiful wife, Miranda continued on with his sonnet.

"When senseless acts of tragedy remind us that nothing here is promised,"  Miranda told the audience when accepting the award for Best Original Score Written for Theatre, "Not one day."

"This show is proof that history remembers. We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger, we rise and fall and and light from dying embers, remembrances that hope and love last longer," Manuel insisted. He then broke down in tears.

"Love is love is love is love is love is love is love — cannot be killed or swept aside."

Miranda wasn't the only one who paid homage to the Orlando victims last night on television. John Oliver was clearly moved by what happened, and at a loss for words, but before he kicked off his HBO show 'Last Week Tonight', he found the beauty in the tragedy, recalling Mister Rogers' famous quote: "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."