The next day she mailed the poem to Charles Gabriel, who supplied the music. The next step is to enter your payment information. Doolittle's reply was simple: "His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me." And His eye was on the sparrow ... a little sparrow named Yan, and a slightly bigger sparrow named Kelly. Singer Ethel Waters so loved this song that she used its name as the title for her autobio=graphy. Bible verses related to Sparrow from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance - Sort By Book Order Matthew 6:26 - Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Here I was, at the ends of the earth, and He was still there. You’re already logged in with your Bible Gateway account. You can cancel anytime during the trial period. Our loving Creator God, we stand in awe of the work of your fingers and the breath of your Spirit. "His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me." Click the button below to continue. Starting your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus is easy. 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. There was something holy about encountering creation the way the psalmist speaks of the heavens declaring God's glory, breathing out utterances that reach to the ends of the earth. Your credit card won’t be charged until the trial period is over.