25: His Eye Is on the Sparrow Beer & Hymns

Verse 1 (sung at the beginning)

Why should I feel discouraged,

Why should the shadows come,

Why should my heart be lonely,

And long for heav’n and home;

When Jesus is my portion?

My constant Friend is he;

His eye is on the sparrow,

And I know he watches me;

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.

Verse 2 (sung at the end)

Whenever I am tempted,

Whenever clouds arise;

When songs give 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;

His eye is on the sparrow,

And I know he watches me. [Refrain]

Much of the information from this episode is drawn from Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories, along with some of the finest information Google could furnish.

Music and audio editing by Mike Tetrault, and graphics provided by Brokerage Brewing Company.