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20. His Eye Is on the Sparrow

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;
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, and 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;
Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

3. Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise,
When songs give 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;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Text Information

• First Line: Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come
• Title: His Eye Is on the Sparrow
• Author: Civilla D. Martin (1905)
• Refrain First Line: I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013

Tune Information

• Name: [Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come]
• Composer: Charles H. Gabriel (1905)
• Incipit: 56531 23456 11554
• Key: D♭ Major