[Verse 1]
See the birds who are singing in the spring air?
They're given everything they need
They don't worry where their next meal will come from
They don't worry 'bout a thing
[Chorus]
So just, look around you and try to listen to
The song creation sings
And don't you worry cause you're in the hands
Of the God who made everything
[Verse 2]
See the flowers in their colorful beauty
They're dressed better than a king
They don't worry about what they should wear, no
They don't worry 'bout a thing
[Chorus]
So just, look around you and try to listen to
The song creation sings
And don't you worry cause you're in the hands
Of the God who made everything
[Verse 3]
Because you're not a bird and you're not a flower
You don't have petals or wings
But there is good news, you're worth so much more
To the God who made everything
[Verse 4]
So when you worry 'bout today or tomorrow
And the storms that they might bring
Try to remember that you're in the hands
Of the God who made everything
[Chorus]
So just, look around you and try to listen to
The song creation sings
And don't you worry cause you're in the hands
Of the God who made everything
[Outro]
Now just remember - you're not a bird and you're not a flower. You don't have petals or wings. But there is good news, 'cause you're worth so much more to the God who made everything.
Do Not Worry
Song Meaning
Ellie Holcomb points outward rather than giving direct instruction in "Do Not Worry" — "see the birds who are singing in the spring air? They're given everything they need, they don't worry where their next meal will come from" — borrowing the Sermon on the Mount's own image before applying it.
"So just, look around you and try to listen to the song creation sings" turns observation into instruction, and "don't you worry 'cause you're in the hands of the God who made everything" repeats as the chorus's entire argument. The second verse extends the same pattern to flowers — "they're dressed better than a king" — doubling the evidence before drawing any new conclusion.
"Because you're not a bird and you're not a flower, you don't have petals or wings" admits the comparison has limits, and "there is good news, you're worth so much more" turns the acknowledged difference into an argument for greater care, not less. "So when you worry 'bout today or tomorrow, and the storms that they might bring" names the actual anxious thought the whole song has been answering all along, and the closing spoken paragraph restates the entire argument once more in plain prose, as if the song wants to make sure the point survives even without its melody.