World of vanity, farewell!

Verse 1
World of vanity, farewell!
Thee without regret I leave;
While, redeem’d from death and hell,
Mercy doth my soul forgive,
Lends me wings from earth to fly,
Tells me I shall never die.

Verse 2
Though the worms this flesh devour,
Cloath’d with immortality,
Ransom’d from corruption’s power,
God I in this flesh shall see,
See my dear Redeemer’s face,
See, and catch the glorious blaze.

Verse 3
Son of the Most High, appear,
Now my evils to remove;
Stamp me with thy character,
God of holiness and love:
In thine own similitude
Speak my sinless soul renew’d.

Verse 4
Loving thee with all my heart,
Ready for the righteous crown,
Meet to see thee as thou art,
Glad I lay my body down;
Partner of thy nature rise,
Reign eternal in the skies.

Hymnal/Album: Introduced in Charles Wesley, Preparation for Death, in Several Hymns (London, 1772). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 7 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 366.
Publishing: Public Domain