Why should we be discouraged?

Why should the shadows come?

Why should my heart be lonely,

And long for heaven and home?

When Jesus is my portion, 

A constant friend to me,

His eye is on the sparrow,

And I know he watches me,

His eye is on the sparrow,

And I know he watches me.

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.

 

Let not your heart be troubled his tender word I hear,

And rising on his goodness,

I lose my doubt and fear.

Tho’ by the path he leadeth,

But one step I may see,

His eye is on the sparrow,

And I know he watches me.

 

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 cares for me.

 

我們為什麼要氣餒？

陰影為什麼要瀰漫？

為什麼我心寂寞，

渴望天堂和家園？

當耶穌是我的一部分時，

對我來說，祂是一個不變的朋友，

祂看顧麻雀，

我知道祂看著我，

祂看顧麻雀，

我知道祂看著我，

我唱是因為我很開心，

我唱是因為我得自由，

因為祂看顧麻雀，

我知道祂看著我。

 

我聽祂的溫柔聲，除去你心憂情，

隨著祂的善良而上升，

我失去了懷疑和恐懼。

你在祂引導的路上，

但是我可以看到，

祂看顧麻雀，

我知道祂看著我。

 

每當我受到誘惑，

每當雲層出現時，

當歌曲讓人嘆息時，

當我內心的希望消逝時，

我更接近祂，

因為祂的照顧，祂讓我自由，

祂看顧麻雀，

我知道祂在乎我。