When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels - Merle Haggard

When the ceremony was over

A lad stood alone in tears

For he had just said goodbye to the one

He had loved through the years

He stood all alone with his head bowed down

As though his heart would break

The parson came over and took his hand

And to him these words he did say

When God comes and gathers His jewels

All his treasures of diamonds and gold

You’ll meet her up there in heaven so fair

When God comes and gathers His jewels

Every night when the pale moon is shining

You can see this lad all alone

With his eyes lifted up toward heaven

He’s repeating these words he was told