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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.
[Chorus]
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 doubt and fear.
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.
[Chorus]
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.
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.
[Chorus]
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.
In the Old Testament, the word “portion” refers to an inheritance (see Psalm 119:57). “Jesus is my portion” expresses our hope in an eternal inheritance with the Lord.
Text: Civilla D. Martin, 1905
Music: Charles H. Gabriel, 1905; arr. 2024 | SPARROW
Music arr. © 2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.