More to Go to Heaven For

I remember one of grandma's favorite songs was "I've Got More to Go to Heaven For."  I remember listening to it with her on a record when I was little.  I specifically remember her telling me that my cousin Janice, who was my same age, was the new angel in the choir that the song mentions in the chorus.  One of grandma's sons' families died tragically in an auto accident in 1978.  Janice was one of his two children.

Now my grandma is the new angel in the choir.

I’ve been on my way to Heaven, for a long, long time
And many things have happened, that’s clouded up my mind
But I am more determined to walk the narrow way
I’ve got more to go to Heaven for than I had yesterday


     Chorus
     There’s a golden street to walk upon, a bell I’m gonna ring
     A brand new angel in the choir, and I'm gonna hear her sing
     There’ll be a lot of friends a waiting when I walk through the gate
     And, I’ve got more to go to Heaven for than I had yesterday


I’ve been through the lonesome valleys, I’ve climbed the highest hills
I’ve known the joy of living, in the center of God’s will
I’ve watched the angels come and take my loved ones home to stay
And, I’ve got more to go to Heaven for than I had yesterday