His Eye is on the Sparrow

I think I wrote earlier of one of my favorite Scriptures
having to do with "What, Me Worry?"
Well, the song I have playing here on this blog until
I get bored and am ready for another song is based
on just that Scripture.

An  elderly deacon at my church used to be with
us on Wednesday night prayer meeting when we
would gather at prayer time in the pews near the
front of the church. This was his favorite song each
time he made a testimony. Later we found
he was very sick but he never complained. He
always said he was blessed and talked
about the ways he was so blessed. he was also
a blessing to all of us, so much so
that before we knew it his home going
celebration was about three hours long. So
many people had wonderful, happy stories to
tell about him. No one wanted to go
home!

At any rate, I have come to like this song also
as the words are awesome and they
have come to mean a lot to me. I share the
words here to the song that is playing: 

1. Why should I feel discouraged?
Why should the shadows come?
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.


Refrain:
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.

2. "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 leadeth
but one step I may see:
His eye is on the sparrow,
and I know he watches me.
(Refrain)

3. 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.
(Refrain)