As I was walking down life's highway
many years ago
I came upon a sign that read
Heaven's Grocery Store.
When I got a little closer
the doors swung open wide
And when I came to myself
I was standing there inside.

I saw a host of angels.
They were present 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 since
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 that I had everything
to do the Master's will.
As I went up the aisle
I saw Prayer and put that in,
For I knew that 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
"Now how much do I owe?"

She smiled and said
"Just take them everywhere you go."
Again I asked "Really now,
How much do I owe?"
"My child," she said, "God paid your bill
a long long time ago."