C
Why should I feel discouraged,
F                                   C      G/B
Why should the shadows come,
G                    A7            D   F
Why should my heart be lonely,
G                                C  G
And long for heav'n and home,
         C                         G    C                        F  A7 D
When Jesus is my portion, A constant Friend is He;
     C                  F         A
His eye is on the sparrow,
         C/G       G           C
And I know He watches 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 know He watches me.


[Verse]
\"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.