| C | |
| Why should I feel discouraged, |
| F | C | G/B | |
| Why should the shadows come, |
| G | A7 | D | F | |
| Why should my heart b | e lonely, |
| G | C | G | |
| And long for heav'n and home, |
| C | G | C | F | A7 | D | |
| When Jesu | s is my portion, A constan | t Fri | end is He; |
| C | F | A | |
| His e | ye is on the sparro | w, |
| C/G | G | C | |
| And I kno | w He watch | es me. |
| Chorus: |
| G | C | |
| I | sing because I'm happy, |
| G | C | |
| I | sing because I'm free; |
| F/A | |
| For His eye is on the sparrow, |
| C/G | G | C | |
| And I kn | ow He watch | es 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 |