Heaven’s Bank

Somewhere in Genesis, it says that God made Man in his own image. I have always wondered what that means. How are we the same as God? It can’t be that He has two eyes or two legs, because lots of other animals have all of that. The one defining thing that sets Man and humans apart is our ability to improve our existence. The life of an elephant is essentially the same as it was 100 years ago, but a human’s life is considerably more advanced.

This is a long introduction for a song that I wrote in the 80’s about Heaven’s Bank. We spend so much time making money that we don’t spend enough time thinking about how we can give back to future generations. That’s why we should be investing in Heaven’s Bank.

HEAVEN'S BANK
  D                 C              G
I dreamed I met the richest man in heaven
   Em                   Am                 D
Compared to him, Howard Hughes was in poverty
    G                Em              Am
And when I asked him how he had such treasures
   C                G          D
He said it's from a simple policy


   C             G
He put it all in heaven's bank
Em              Am
Nothing but the Lord to thank
C           G               D
Growing the interest day by day


   C             G
Invest it in the Lord my friend
Em                Am
He'll be with you in the end
    C              G            D
The richest man in heaven would say


D                     C             G
To this earth, he was born a simple man
  Em           Am          D
A love for his God and his Son
G                     Em               Am
And when he left this world, he didn't leave us much
       C           G               D
But in heaven, his riches had been won


   C             G
He put it all in heaven's bank
Em              Am
Nothing but the Lord to thank
C           G               D
Growing the interest day by day


   C             G
Invest it in the Lord my friend
Em                Am
He'll be with you in the end
    C              G            D
The richest man in heaven would say