Why should I feel discouraged?   And why should the shadows come?   And 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      And I sing because I'm happy   I sing because I am free   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      Though by the path He leads us   But one step I may see   His eye is on the sparrows   And I know He watches me      And I sing because I'm happy   And I sing because I'm 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