Lift Us Higher

By Charlotte A. Beene

As I said earlier, I have written my poetry over the last fifty years. Sometimes, the Lord would wake me up very early in the morning and give me the inspiration to write what he laid on my heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 30, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543411102

Charlotte A. Beene

I have been married to my husband, Jerry Beene for 25 years. We live in Shawnee, Ok. I have 2 children by another marriage. I have been a pre-school teacher, have sold annuities to school teachers, have been a secretary at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee. I have also sold pre-arranged funerals. I have been secretary for 2 churches. I began writing as a young adult, yet I had a poem published in a local newspaper when I was in grade school. I was raised on a farm near Chandler, Ok. The Lord has always been an important part of my life & I want to get the good news of His salvation out to as many people as possible through my poetry. I grew up in Chandler, Ok & graduated from high school in 1964. I went to Oklahoma Baptist Univ. for one year before my first marriage.

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Father God

My Destiny

You are my destiny, O Lord

You are my strength

You are the great I AM

You are the King of kings

Only Your name is worthy of our praise

You are the way, the truth, and the life

In everything … You sacrificed

I lift my voice to You in worship and in praise

You are my all in all

Forever and always

You are the scent of gentle rain

Upon the ground

The newborn baby’s precious cry as

In Your image he abides

You are the lighthouse in a raging storm

A strong beacon, You are my glorious Lord

To lead and guide me in Your way

Each step I take every day

You are my destiny, O Lord

My fortress and my stronghold

You are my destiny, my destiny, O Lord

Charlotte A. (Carroll) Beene

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Fragrance unto God

A fragrant aroma of Christ unto God

O Lord, may I always be

An odor of sweetness

Pleasing unto Thee

May my life be a gift to You

I offer on bended knee

Father God, I bow down

Longing to see You, my Lord

Covered with many crowns

In glory and due praise

Someday I’ll see

Diadems upon Your brow

May I give all that You made me to be

Fill me with Your holiness

Your joy, Your love, Your peace

Let it bubble like a fountain

Reaching deep inside of me

Yes, Lord, my Lord

May I ever be

An odor of sweetness

Acceptable unto Thee

A fragrant aroma of Christ unto God

O Lord, may I always be

Charlotte A. (Carroll) Beene

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Light of God

God created the heavens and earth

In the beginning of time

There was formless, empty darkness

Over the surface of the deep

God said, Let there be light

Even before creating the sun

When God appeared, His brilliance

Sent radiant beams of light streaming

Yet today, His light still shines

For in His light, we see the way

God’s revealing of hidden darkness

In the souls of His creation

We do not see our sins

Until the light of His dear Son

Exposes all our chaff and dross

For in the light of God

Stands redemption and healing

Cleansing from our guilt and stains

When we receive the light of God’s love

The darkness in us begins to fade

The glorious beginning of our salvation

Hallelujah, praise and honor to His holy name

Charlotte A. (Carroll) Beene

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Father, Make Us One

Father, make us one

Merge our hearts together

Let us look into Your light

Till we shine within Your heart

When others look at us

May they see Your light

May they come to You, O Lord

Because You shine in us

May the light in us

Shine brighter, Lord, much brighter

Until the world is broken, Lord

And sees their need for You

May our lives be pure

And strong within Your love

May we show the goodness of Your heart

And not our sinfulness

Keep shining, Lord, in us

Until Your Son returns

We want the light of Your love

To brightly shine in us

Father, make us one

Merge our hearts together

Let us look into Your light

Because You shine so brightly

Father, make us one

Merge our hearts together

Let us look into Your light

Till we shine within Your heart

Charlotte A. (Carroll) Beene

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He Could See the Diamond

When I was a tiny baby

So small, so young, so fair

He looked deep into my soul

He saw great potential there

He saw a diamond, hidden away

When I sinned and turned one day

He never took His eyes from me

For He saw the diamond beneath the clay

He saw what others could not see

A sparkling diamond, deep within

Gradually covered with life’s tole of pain

He polished my soul, erased my sin

No matter how cruel the world had been

He always came when I called on Him

There was no pain

His healing light could not touch