The hymn "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" was the outcome of that experience. 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. One day while we were visiting with the Doolittles, my husband commented on their bright hopefulness and asked them for the secret of it.
Despite their afflictions, they lived happy Christian lives, bringing inspiration and comfort to all who knew them. Her husband was an incurable cripple who had to propel himself to and from his business in a wheel chair. Today I want to tell you a story about a woman named Civilla Martin who wrote a song about overcoming fear, worry, and discouragement.
Doolittle had been bedridden for nigh twenty years. We contracted a deep friendship for a couple by the name of Mr. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows" (Matthew 10:29–31).Ĭivilla Martin, who wrote the lyrics, said this about her inspiration to write the song based in the scriptures outlined above,Įarly in the spring of 1905, my husband and I were sojourning in Elmira, New York. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 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. "Look at the birds of the air they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. 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).
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