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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.
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	Instances (18)	First Line	Text Title	Refrain First Line	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Incipit	Languages	Publication Date
	African American Heritage Hymnal #143	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	His eye is on the sparrow	Civilla D. Martin, 1860-1948	Horace Clarence Boyer, b. 1935; Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932	7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7 with refrain	Matthew 6:26	SPARROW	D Flat Major		English	2001
	Baptist Hymnal 2008 #93	Why should I feel discouraged?	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	I sing because I'm happy	Civilla D. Martin	Charles H. Gabriel	Irregular		SPARROW	C Major		English	2008
	Celebration Hymnal #624	Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come?	His Eye Is on the Sparrow						[His Eye Is on the Sparrow]	C Major			1997
	Chalice Hymnal #82	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is on the Shadow		Civilla D. Martin	Charles H. Gabriel		Luke 12:6-7	SPARROW	D Flat Major			1995
	Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #702					Charles H. Gabriel	7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6		HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW		565312345611554		2007
	Edward MacHugh's Treasury of Gospel Hymns and Poems #17	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is On The Sparrow	I sing because I'm happy	Mrs. C. D. Martin	Chas. H. Gabriel			[Why should I feel discouraged] (Gabriel)	D Flat Major		English	1938
	Favorite Hymns of Praise #248	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	I sing because I'm happy	Civilla D. Martin	Charles H. Gabriel			[Why should I feel discouraged]	D Flat Major			1967
	Hymns of Faith #278	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	I sing because I'm happy	Civilla D. Martin	Charles H. Gabriel		Matthew 10:31	[Why should I feel discouraged]	C Major			1980
	Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #191	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	His eye is on the sparrow	Civilla D. Martin (1860-1948)	Charles H. Gabriel (1856-1932); Horace Clarence Boyer (b. 1935)			[Why should I feel discouraged]	D Flat Major		English	1993
	Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #441	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	I sing because I'm happy	Civilla D. Martin	Charles H. Gabriel; Horace Clarence Boyer		Matthew 6:26; Luke 12:13-21; John 14:1	SPARROW	C Major			2013
	Sing the Faith #2146	Why should I feel discouraged?	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	His eye is on the sparrow	Civilla Martin	Charles H. Gabriel	Irregular with refrain		SPARROW	C Major		English	2003
	The Cokesbury Hymnal #228	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye is On the Sparrow	I sing because I'm happy	Mrs. C. D. Martin	Chas. H. Gabriel			[Why should I feel discouraged]	D Flat Major			1923
	The Faith We Sing #2146	Why should I feel discouraged?	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	His eye is on the sparrow	Civilla Martin	Charles H. Gabriel	Irregular with refrain		SPARROW	C Major		English	2001
	The New Century Hymnal #475	Why should I feel discouraged	God's Eye Is on the Sparrow	I sing because I'm happy	Civilla D. Martin	Charles H. Gabriel	Irregular	Matthew 10:26-30; Luke 12:4-7	SPARROW	C Major			1995
	The New Christian Hymnal #312	Why should I feel discouraged	Why Should I Feel Discouraged		Mrs. C. D. Martin	Chas. H. Gabriel	7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7		HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW	D Flat Major	565312345611554		1929
	The New National Baptist Hymnal #204	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is On The Sparrow	I sing because I'm happy	Mrs. C. D. Martin	Charles H. Gabriel			[Why should I feel discouraged]	D Flat Major		English	1977
	Timeless Truths #441	Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free	Civilla D. Martin	Charles H. Gabriel	13.13.13.13.13.13.13	Matthew 10:29-31	[Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come]	D Flat Major			0
	Trinity Hymnal #618	Why should I feel discouraged	His Eye Is on the Sparrow		Civilla D. Martin, 1863-1948	Charles H. Gabriel, 1856-1932	7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7	Matthew 10:29	SPARROW	D Flat Major		English	1990