The night death, gloomy and moonless, hath overtaken me, still unready, sending me forth on that long and dreadful journey unprepared. But let thy mercy accompany me:
Nocte mortem tristis et illuni, et apprehensis dicito mihi, adhuc imparati, nunc agis adversum me, ab ea longe, et horribilis aspectus iter imparatum incideret. Sed misericordiam tuam mecum: