Classic Poem

I HAD a treasure in my house
And woke one day to find it gone;
I mourned for it from dawn till night,
From night till dawn.

I said, " Behold, I will arise
And sweep my house, " — and so I found
What I had lost, and told my joy
To all around.

I had a treasure in my heart,
And scarcely knew that it had fled,
Until communion with my Lord
Grew cold and dead.

" Behold, " I said, " I will arise
And sweep my heart of self and sin;
For so the peace that I have lost
May enter in. "

O friends, rejoice with me! Each day
Helps my lost treasure to restore;
And sweet communion with my Lord
Is mine once more.