As all things were contained within silence,
 
and the course of the night had reached its middle,
your word, O Lord,
 
descended from heaven, from its royal throne.
| Dum | dum | |
| conjunction of subordination | ||
| medium | medius | |
| Adjective neuter accusative singular first class | ||
| silentium | silentium | |
| noun neuter singular accusative 2nd declination | ||
| tenerent | tenere, teneo, tenui, tentum | |
| verb third person active subjonctive imperfect 2nd | ||
| omnia | omnis | |
| Adjective neuter nominative plural second class | ||
| et | et | |
| conjunction of coordination | ||
| nox | nox | |
| noun feminine nominative singular 3rd declination | ||
| in | in | |
| preposition | ||
| suo | suus | |
| determinant, pronoum masculine ablative singular | ||
| cursu | cursus | |
| noun masculine ablative singular 4th declination | ||
| medium | medius | |
| Adjective neuter accusative singular first class | ||
| iter | iter | |
| noun neuter singular accusative 3rd declination | ||
| haberet | habere, habeo, habui, habitum | |
| verb third person active subjonctive imperfect 2nd | ||
| omnipotens | omnipotens | |
| Adjective masculine nominative singular second class | ||
| sermo | sermo | |
| noun masculine nominative singular 3rd declination | ||
| tuus | tuus | |
| determinant, pronoum masculine nominative singular | ||
| Domine | Dominus | |
| noun masculine vocative singular 2nd declination | ||
| de | de | |
| preposition | ||
| caelis | caelum | |
| noun neuter ablative plural 2nd declination | ||
| a | a | |
| preposition | ||
| regalibus | regalis | |
| Adjective feminine ablative plural second class | ||
| sedibus | sedes | |
| noun feminine ablative plural 3rd declination | ||
| venit | venire, venio, veni, ventum | |
| verb third person active indicative present 4th | ||