His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Mrs. C.D. Martin and Charles H. Gabriel
(from "Great Inspirational Songs," by Albert E. Brumley, 1973)

1. Why should I feel discouraged,
Why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely
And long for heav’n and home,
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me.

[Refrain]
I sing because I'm happy
I sing because I'm free
For His eye is on the sparrow
So I know he watches me

2. "Let not your heart be troubled,"
His tender word I hear,
And resting on his goodness,
I lose my doubts and fears;
Tho’ by the path he leadeth
But one step I may see:
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me.

3. Whenever I am tempted,
Whenever clouds arise,
When song gives place to sighing
When hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him,
From care he sets me free:
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me.


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