The bullet was swift and deadly –
Silencing the voice of our beloved Charlie.
His voice is no longer heard
As he had so often proclaimed God’s holy Word.
He died for You, Jesus, and for Your glory
But that is far from the end of the whole story.
You see it is a story of You, Lord
How You bled and died for the sins of the world.
A slow and agonizing death by nail it had to be
And we see that You bled and died for man’s glory.
O there were those who laughed and jeered
And it’s into our memories their heartless taunts were seared.
And so it was with the enemy in Charlie’s crowd –
Cruel taunts and jeers that rang out loud
As the Lord and Savior died for you and me,
Charlie served the King and saw His majesty.
Charlie’s ministry to the young at heart
Proclaimed his love for Jesus right from the start.
He had no fear – to make him run and hide
For You were near – right there by his side.
Thousands of angels were all around
To escort Charlie for surely, he was heaven-bound.
And so we think of You, Lord,
And the price one paid to proclaim Your Word.
Give us all courage and strength to carry on –
To proclaim Your message, “It is done!”
The price paid for sin and salvation had been won!
Charlie ran the race – He will hear, “Well done, my son.”
May those words some day be said to us as well –
For God’s story and Charlie’s story we will always tell.
Man gave God the glory that day;
Jesus gave man His glory but in a different way.
I write this tribute with utmost love and respect for Charlie
And with the highest praise to the Lord God Almighty.
