I was walking down Life's highway a long time ago,
when I saw a sign that read,"Heaven's Grocery Store."
As I got a little closer, the door came open wide,
and in the next moment, 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 this grocery store,
and if you can't carry all that you want, you could come
back again for more.

First I got some PATIENCE.  LOVE was in the same row.
Farther down was UNDERSTANDING, you need that everywhere you go.

I got a box or two of WISDOM and two bags of FAITH.
I couldn't miss the HOLY GHOST, for I could see it hovering
above everybody.

I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE to help me run the race.
And though my basket was getting full, I remembered to get some GRACE.

I didn't forget SALVATION, for salvation, was for free.
So I tried to get enough of that to save both you and me.

Then I started up the counter to pay the grocery bill,
for I thought I had everything to do my Master's will.
As I went up the aisle, I saw PRAYER and I just had to put that in.
For I knew when I stepped outside, I would run into sin.

PEACE and JOY were plentiful, they were on the last shelf.
SONGS 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 wherever you go."
Again I smiled at him and said,"How much do I really owe?"
The angel smiled and said,
"My child, Jesus paid your bill a long time ago."