Hymns of Promise ‎#15

15. 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 heaven 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’m happy)
I sing because I’m free, (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. [Refrain]

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;
his eye is on the sparrow,
and I know he watches me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Why should I feel discouraged?
• Title: His Eye Is on the Sparrow
• Author: Civilla Martin, 1866-1948
• Refrain First Line: I sing because I'm happy
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2015
• Topic: Praise to God

Tune Information

• Name: SPARROW
• Composer: Charles H. Gabriel, 1856-1932
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: C Major