He came to bring the Mourners Joy

And he said, O let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

O great God! mighty and rich in Mercy! Will You punish all the Nations with Wrath? May be there are still those who follow Your Commandments. Please spare them and punish them not.

O great God! Please do not punish the Wicked and the Pious the same. If there are fifty who do according to Your Will, forgive them and punish them not.

O great Counsellor! have Mercy and judge with merciful Justice. If there are forty-five who do Your Will spare them and punish them not.

O God of Strength! see this poor Nation and stay Your Hand of punishment. If there are forty righteous ones, do not reward them with Evil.

O God of great Power! have Mercy and Patience with this oft repeated Prayer. If there are thirty righteous ones, forgive and spare them.

O God of Mercy! hear this Voice again, and hear the loud sighing before Your Throne. There may be twenty who obey Your Commandments. Spare them and punish them not.

O God of Praise! if indeed every one is full of Sin and You wish to destroy them, remember the little Children that do Your Will and spare them. Do not reward them as You do the Evil ones.

O great God of Faithfulness! no one is as important as Your Son Jesus Christ, Who came to appease Your Anger. See His Wounds, His Anguish, Torment and great Pain. For His sake spare us and forgive us our many Sins. Amen.