[Verse:] I had a mammy for a nurse When she could not be feeling worse She'd take her troubles into church And while the bells were ringing She'd come out singing [Refrain:] The Lord done fixed up my eyes I see Heaven way up there in the skies Bless the Lord for fixin' my eyes The Lord done fixed up my ears I hear music like I ain't heard in years Bless the Lord for fixin' my ears The Lord done fixed up my heart I got courage now Ain't afraid somehow The Lord done fixed up my soul It was broken and the Lord made it whole Bless the Lord for makin' my soul whole Bless the Lord, bless the Lord, bless the Lord [Patter:] Down to the river, we'll go down to the river And we'll wash our sins away Down to the river and we'll ask the Forgiver For his praise on Judgment Day And we'll bless our Lord and say