HEAVEN’S GROCERY STORE
I was walking down life’s highway a long time ago
One day I saw a sign that read “Heaven’s Grocery Store”
As I got a little closer the door came open wide,
And when I came to myself, I was standing inside.
I saw a host of angels they were standing everywhere
One handed me a basket and said: “MY CHILD, SHOP WITH CARE”
Everything a Christian needed was in that Grocery Store,
And all you couldn’t carry, you could come back the next day for more.
First, I got some PATIENCE, LOVE was in the same row
Further down was UNDERSTANDING, you need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of WISDOM, a bag or two of FAITH,
I just couldn’t miss the HOLY GHOST for he was all over the place.
I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE to help me run this race.
By then my basket was getting full, but I remembered I needed some GRACE
I didn’t forget SALVATION, for salvation that was free
So I tired to get enough of that to save both you and me
Then I started up to the counter to pay my grocery bill
For I thought I had everything to do my Master’s Will
As I went up to the aisle, I saw PRAYER and I just had to put that in
For I knew when I stepped out side, I would run right into sin
PEACE and JOY were plentiful, they were on the last shelf
SONG and PRAISES were hanging near so I just helped myself
Then, I said to the Angel: “Now, how much do I owe?”
He just smiled and said, “Just take them everywhere you go”
Again I smiled at him and said, “How much do I really owe?”
He smiled again and said, “MY CHILD, JESUS PAID
YOUR BILL A LONG TIME AGO.