Civilla
D. Martin
Charles
H. Gabriel
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lyrics
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;
his eye is on the sparrow,
and I know he watches me.
Refrain:
I sing because I’m happy, (I’m happy)I sing because I’m free, (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;
his eye is on the sparrow,
and I know he watches me. [Refrain]
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;
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;
his eye is on the sparrow,
and I know he watches me. [Refrain]
Martin,
Civilla Durfee (Jordan Falls, Nova Scotia, August 21, 1866--March 9, 1948,
Atlanta, Georgia). Daughter of James N. and Irene (Harding) Holden. She married
Rev. John F. Geddes, Congregational minister of Coventryvilee, N.Y. at Jordan
Falls Methodist Church, Shelbourne Co., Nova Scotia, on May 19, 1891. There is
thus far no information about their marriage and its end. After several years
of teaching school, she married Walter Stillman Martin, a Baptist minister, and
traveled with him in evangelistic work. However, because of frail health, she
was compelled to remain home much of the time. In 1916, they became members of
the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). They had one son, A.G. Martin. In
her writing, she used only her initials, "C.D." rather than her full
name of that of her composer-husband. She is reputed to have written several
hundred hymns and religious songs. Her first one, "God Will Take Care of
You," written in 1904 became world-famous. Her husband wrote the music for
this and many of her other hymns. "His Eye is on the Sparrow" written
in 1906 and set to music by Charles H. Gabriel, has also received wide acclaim.
In addition to the above, "Like As A Father," "A Welcome for
Me," and "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power" are among her better-known
hymns.
Her
husband and collaborator, W.S. Martin (1862-1935) preceded her in death. For
the last 29 years of her life, she made her home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she
was a member of the First Christian Church. Her funeral was held on March 10,
1948 at Spring Hill and the interment was in the West View Cemetery in Atlanta. hymnary.org
The theme of the song is inspired by the words of David in the Psalms and Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible:
"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I
will guide thee with mine eye (Psalm 32:8). "Look at the birds of the air;
they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" (Matthew 6:26) and
"Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall
on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows"
(Matthew 10:29–31).
Civilla Martin, who wrote the lyrics, said this about her inspiration to
write the song based in the scriptures outlined above,
Early in the spring of 1905, my husband and I were
sojourning in Elmira, New York. We contracted a deep friendship for a couple by
the name of Mr. and Mrs. Doolittle—true saints of God. Mrs. Doolittle had been
bedridden for nigh twenty years. Her husband was an incurable cripple who had
to propel himself to and from his business in a wheel chair. Despite their
afflictions, they lived happy Christian lives, bringing inspiration and comfort
to all who knew them. One day while we were visiting with the Doolittles, my
husband commented on their bright hopefulness and asked them for the secret of
it. Mrs. Doolittle's reply was simple: "His eye is on the sparrow, and I
know He watches me." The beauty of this simple expression of boundless
faith gripped the hearts and fired the imagination of Dr. Martin and me. The
hymn "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" was the outcome of that experience.— Civilla Martin en.wikipedia.org
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