[00:21.36]Why should i feel discouraged,
[00:22.32]Why should the shadows come,
[00:31.65]Why should my heart be lonely,
[00:40.53]And long for heav'n and home,
[00:59.19]When jesus is my portion,
[00:59.73]My constant friend is he;
[01:22.65]His eye is on the sparrow,
[01:23.10]And i know he watches me.
[01:23.55]Chorus:
[01:25.71]I sing because i'm happy,
[01:35.01]I sing because i'm free;
[01:40.68]For his eye is on the sparrow,
[01:58.53]And i know he watches me.
[02:06.09]'let not your heart be troubled,'
[02:06.84]His tender word i hear,
[02:10.11]And resting on his goodness,
[02:14.13]I lose my doubts and fears,
[02:16.50]Tho' by the path he leadeth,
[02:17.91]But one step i may see;
[02:28.83]His eye is on the sparrow,
[02:29.28]And i know he watches me.
[02:56.22]Chorus:
[03:10.62]Whenever i am tempted,
[03:12.96]Whenever clouds arise,
[03:43.41]When song gives place to sighing,
[03:57.21]When hope within me dies,
[04:09.27]I draw the closer to him;
[04:09.78]From care he sets me free;
[04:12.72]His eye is on the sparrow,
[04:13.17]And i know he watches me.
[04:27.60]Chorus

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.
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.
'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.
Chorus:
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.
Chorus