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As I was walking down life's 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
I saw a host of angels
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
First I got some Patience
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
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
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
Then I started to the counter
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
Peace and Joy were plentiful
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."
Again I asked,
"Really now, how much do I owe?"
"My child," he said, "God paid your bill a long, long time ago." |
