Saturday's Poem: The Song of the Sparrow

Recently, I've been reading through a good book of compiled Christian poems. These poems and quotes have been such a blessing to me. Many of them are by an unknown author or written anonymously but they never fail to strike a chord in my heart and leave me feeling refreshed. So every Saturday I'll share a favorite poem that encouraged me that past week. If a poem shared here blessed you or touched your heart, please leave a comment and let me know!

This week's poem has been a long-standing family favorite. Mother shared it with us when we were quite little and every time I see a sparrow, I think of this lovely poem.

The Song of the Sparrow

I'm only a little sparrow,

A bird of low degree;

My life is of little value,

But the dear Lord cares for me.

He gives me a coat of feathers--

It is very plain I know,

Without a speck of crimson,

For it was not made for show.

But it keeps me warm in winter,

And it shields me from the rain;

Were it bordered with gold or purple,

Perhaps it would make me vain.

And when spring time cometh,

I will build me a little nest,

With many a chirp of pleasure,

In the spot I love the best.

I have no barn or storehouse,

I neither sow nor reap;

God gives me a sparrow's portion,

With never a seed to keep.

If my meat is sometimes scanty,

Close pecking makes it sweet;

I have always enough to feed me,

And life is more than meat.

I know there are many sparrows--

All over the world they are found--

But our heavenly Father knoweth 

When one of us falls to the ground.

Tho' small, we are never forgotten;

Tho' weak, we are never afraid;

For we know the dear Lord keepeth

The life of the creatures He made.

I fly through city and country,

I alight on many a spray;

I have no chart or compass

But I never lose my way.

I just fold my wings at nightfall

Wherever I happen to be;

For the Father is  always watching

And no harm can come to me.

I am only  a little sparrow,

A bird of low degree;

But I know that the Father loves me,

Dost Thou know His love for thee?

~Author Unknown

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