When Will My Sweet Release Be Signed?

When will my sweet re­lease be signed

To quit this house of clay?

When shall my spir­it

un­con­fined

To glo­ry wing her way?

O how I loathe this mor­tal life

I hate this slav­ish fear;

I long to end this te­di­ous strife

With sin and sor­row here.

I long to see a smil­ing God

In ev­er­last­ing light;

When shall I reach His blest abode

And gain th’en­rap­tured sight?

My tow­er­ing thoughts dis­dain to roll

Amongst these earth­ly toys;

Jesus is dear­er to my soul

Than life with all its joys.

Make haste

my days

fly fast­er still

And bring me to the place

To that de­light­ful

ho­ly hill

Where Je­sus shows His face.

Why am I chained to earth so long

Exposed to ev­ery snare?

When shall I join the heav’n­ly throng

And dwell for ev­er there?