[Verse 1]
Why should I feel discouraged
Why should the shadows come
Why should my heart feel lonely
And long for Heaven and home
When Jesus is my portion
A constant friend is He
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me
I sing because I’m happy
I sing because I’m free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me

[Verse 2]
Why should I feel discouraged
And why should the shadows come
Why should my heart feel lonely
And long for Heaven and home
When I know that Jesus is my portion
A constant friend is He
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me
Oh, I sing because I’m happy
And I sing because I’m free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches over me
I know He watches me
He watches me