HEAVEN’S GROCERY STORE
As I was walking down life’s
highway many years ago
I came upon a sign that read
Heavens Grocery Store.
highway many years ago
I came upon a sign that read
Heavens Grocery Store.
When I got a little closer
the doors swung open wide
And when I came to myself
I was standing inside.
the doors swung 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.”
They were standing everywhere
One handed me a basket and said
“My child, shop with care.”
Everything a human needed
was in that grocery store
And what you could not carry
you could come back for more.
was in that grocery store
And what you could not carry
you could come back for more.
First I got some Patience.
Love was in that same row.
Further down was Understanding,
you need that everywhere you go.
Love was in that same row.
Further down was Understanding,
you need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of Wisdom
and Faith a bag or two.
And Charity, of course,
I would need some of that, too.
and Faith a bag or two.
And Charity, of course,
I would need some of that, too.
I couldn’t miss the Holy Ghost
It was all over the place.
And then some Strength and Courage
to help me run this race.
It was all over the place.
And then some Strength and Courage
to help me run this race.
My basket was getting full but I remembered I needed Grace,
And then I chose Salvation for
Salvation was for free
I tried to get enough of that to do for you and me.
And then I chose Salvation for
Salvation was for free
I tried to get enough of that to do for you and me.
Then I started to the counter
to pay my grocery bill,
For I thought I had everything
to do the Masters will.
to pay my grocery bill,
For I thought I had everything
to do the Masters will.
As I went up the aisle I saw
Prayer and put that in,
For I knew when I stepped outside
I would run into sin.
Prayer and put that in,
For I knew when I stepped outside
I would run into sin.
Peace and Joy were plentiful,
the last things on the shelf.
Song and Praise were hanging near
so I just helped myself.
the last things on the shelf.
Song and Praise were hanging near
so I just helped myself.
Then I said to the angel
“How much do I owe?”
He smiled and said
“Just take them everywhere you go.”
“How much do I owe?”
He smiled and said
“Just take them everywhere you go.”
Again I asked “Really now,
how much do I owe?”
“My child ” he said,
“God paid your bill a long, long time ago
how much do I owe?”
“My child ” he said,
“God paid your bill a long, long time ago
— Author Unknown
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