A man stood at the judgement seat, and the scroll of
his sins was read.
The verdict given, the sentence passed, to the gates
of hell he was led.
When in through the window there swiftly flew, a
witness they had not heard,
So they called him back to the dock to hear the words
of a little bird.
A tiny wren who perched at ease, on the judge's marble
chair
Said 'I have something to say in this case, of the man
who is standing there.
When I lived in the world I was caught and caged, for
passers-by to see
This man came in and bought me, he saved me, and set
me free.'
A terrier dog then leaped into court 'When I lived in
the world of men,
Then in there trotted a splendid horse, and stood by
the prisoner's side
'This man was a friend to me' he said, 'in the world
before I died.
For I was a cab horse once, and doomed to the
knacker's fate,
He bought me and gave me a happy home, in a field on
his great estate.'
Then a beautiful Persian cat came in, and onto his
shoulder sprang.
She rubbed her fur against his cheek, and her voice
through the courthouse rang.
'One winter's night I was starving and lost, alone and
in despair,
He picked me up and carried me home, and he gave me a
welcome there.'
The judge rose up and said to the man 'Go to the
golden gates,
They will fling them wide and you'll there receive the
merit that you awaits.
Mercy you
showed to your humble friends, and great the reward you gain
So enter in, you are purged from sin, by those you
saved from pain'.
(Author unknown)
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