Words & Music by Mrs S A Marti.
Playalong with Mahalia Jackson:-
9s
Why .. should I feel .. dis——cour——aged?
5, -5 5 5 -3, -2 -2 -3.
And why .... should .. the shad.....—ows come?
2* -4* -3*, -5, 6* 7 6*, -5 -5 5.
Why .. should my heart ...... be .. lone——ly?
5, -3 5 -5, 5 -5, 5 -3*.
And .. long .. for hea....—ven .. and .. home?
-3* -4*, -3* -3, 3 -5, 5, 5 -5 5, -5 -5 5, -3, -3, 3 -2.
When .. Je......——sus is .. my .. por——tion?
5, -6, 6 7, -6, -3, -5 5.
And .. my con......——stant friend .... is a He.
5, 5 -6, -6 -7, 7 -6, -6 -6 -6 -5, -5 5 -5 -6.
You know his eye ...... is on ... the lit——le old .. spar——row.
5 5 5 6, 6 6, -5 6 6 6, -5 5.
And .. I know .... he cares .... for you .. and me.
5, -5 6 -5 5, -5 6 -5 5, -3 5, 5 5.
His .. eye .... is on .... the lit——tle old spar.......——-row.
5, 6*, 6* 6*, 6* 6* 6* 6* 6*, -5, -3 3 -2.
And .... I .. know ...... God .. is watch....—ing ..... ov—er you .. and me.
-2, -2 3 -5 5, -5 5 -5 -6, -3 3, -3 -3 3, -2 3 -3 -4*, 3 -2.
I .... sing ..... be....—cause .... my soul .... is hap..—-py.
5, 5, 6 -6 7, 5 -7* 5, 7 -6.
I .... sing .. be..—cause ...... I’m free.
5, 5, 6 -6 7, 5 -8*, -9 9 -7 7 -6.
Oh .. His .. eye ...... it is on .. the lit——tle old spar..——row.
-7, 7 -6 7 -6, 7 6*, 6* 6* 6*, 6* 6* 6* 6* 6*, -3 3 -2.
And .. I .. know ...... He's .. watch——ing .. ov——er you .. and .. me.
-2, -2 3, -5 5, -5 5 , -3 3, -2 3 -3 3, 3 -2.
