又惘怅，又羞愧，我求主再差遣他的天使来把钥匙拿去；我同时应许说我以后决不敢再掌管风的钥匙了。

Bewildered and ashamed, I looked up and prayed that the Lord would send His angel yet again to take the key; and for my part I promised that I would never want to have it any more.

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天使又对我说，这些话是真实可信的。主就是众先知被感之灵的神，差遣他的使者，将那必要快成的事指示他仆人。

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

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祈求：主，我想倾听天使高歌。求袮使我学会如何去听。

Petition: Lord, I want to hear the angels sing. Help me learn to listen.

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Milton can join his voice to the angel choir and have the honor of being first to greet the "Infant God."

弥尔顿能够放开歌喉有幸与天使合唱,第一个迎接主的荣光“

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The desire to be first is really central to this poem and it continues in this stanza: Have thou the honor first thy Lord to greet And join thy voice unto the Angel Choir, From out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire.

想得第一的欲望是这首诗的主题,在这一段中也还是主题：,你要抢先，争取最初迎主的荣光,放开你的歌喉，宛若天使的合唱，接触神坛的圣火像是热烈的篇章。

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