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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Dorothy Norwood - "Victory Is Mine" (Gospel videos & lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision: December 16, 2024

This pancocojams post showcases lyrics and two video examples of the Gospel song "Victory Is Mine"

This post also includes some information about Dorothy Norwood.

The content of this post is presented for religious and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Dorothy Norwood and the Caravans for their musical legacy. Thanks also to all those vocalists and musicians featured in these videos, and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT DOROTHY NORWOOD
Excerpt #1:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Norwood
"Dorothy Norwood (born May 29, 1935) is an American gospel singer and songwriter. She began touring with her family at the age of eight, and in 1956, began singing with Mahalia Jackson. In the early 1960s she was a member of The Caravans, and in 1964, she embarked on a solo career, recording her first album, Johnny and Jesus. Her 1991 album Live with the Northern California GMWA Mass Choir reached the number one position on Billboard′s Top Forty.

Norwood was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023.[1]"

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Excerpt #2
https://www.malaco.com/artists/gospel/dorothy-norwood/
"Dorothy Norwood is not only a church-wrecking singer who can shout a hymn until the notes beg for mercy, she is also known as Gospel’s Greatest Storyteller for turning songs into soul-stirring sermonettes with life-sustaining messages.

Born May 29, 1935, in Atlanta, Georgia, Norwood toured in the early 1940s with her family’s singing group, the Norwood Gospel Singers, then made her way to Chicago with hopes of becoming a nationally known gospel singer. She got her wish when Albertina Walker, manager of the Caravans, heard her sing the Staple Singers’ Low Is the Way during a 1956 Fellowship Baptist Church radio broadcast. Walker invited Norwood to join the Caravans. Norwood’s first lead on a Caravans record was 1956’s Standing in the Need of Prayer.

Not long after the recording session, Norwood’s mother fell ill and she returned to Atlanta to care for her. After her mother passed away, Norwood came back to Chicago, only to find that her spot in the Caravans had been filled by Shirley Caesar. Undaunted, Norwood linked up with James Cleveland’s vocal group, the Gospel Chimes, which showcased the talents of Imogene Greene, Jessy Dixon, Claude Timmons and Lee Charles Neely. She soloed on the Chimes’ 1962 Savoy single of the classic hymn "It Is Well with My Soul".

In 1963, Norwood organized her own gospel group, the Dorothy Norwood Singers, and secured a recording contract with Savoy Records. Her first single, a sermonette called "Johnny and Jesus", established her reputation as a storyteller. The LP of the same name, a live recording, earned a gold record. Other popular story songs Norwood recorded for Savoy in the 1960s included "The Boy and His Kite", "The Denied Mother" and "The Old Lady’s House". Some were recorded with the Dorothy Norwood Singers and others with a variety of large choirs."...
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I think Dorothy Norwood and Alvin Darling composed the song "Victory Is Mine" in 1991. Please confirm or correct this information.

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A commenter in a discussion thread for a video of this song posted the Bible verse which he or she believes this song was based upon:
"1 Corinthians 15:57 New King James Version (NKJV)
"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

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Another commenter shared that this song is included in the soundtrack of the 2011 American movie The Help.
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LYRICS: VICTORY IS MINE
(Dorothy Norwood and Alvin Darling)

Victory is mine,
victory is mine,
victory today is mine.

I told Satan to get thee behind,
victory today is mine.

Victory is mine,
victory is mine,
victory today is mine.

I told Satan to get thee behind,
victory today is mine.

Joy is mine,
joy is mine,
I know that joy is mine.

I told Satan to get thee behind,
I know that joy is mine.

Happiness is mine,
happiness is mine,
happiness today is mine.

I told Satan to get thee behind,
happiness today is mine.

When I rose this morning,
I didn't have no doubt,
I knew that the Lord would bring me out.
I fell on my knees,
said, "Lord help me please"
got up singing and shouting “Victory”.*

Victory is mine,
victory is mine,
victory today is mine.

I told Satan to get thee behind,
victory today is mine

Victory is mine,
victory is mine,
victory today is mine.

I told Satan
I told Satan
I told Satan
I told Satan
I told Satan
I told Satan
I told Satan
I told Satan
I told Satan
to get thee behind,
victory today is mine

Source: http://www.elyrics.net/read/d/dorothy-norwood-lyrics/victory-is-mine-lyrics.html

*This is my correction of that transcript which gives that line as “got up singing and shouting the victory”
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This song is sometimes sung without the "When I Rose This Morning" verse.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
(These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date with the oldest dated examples given first.)

Example #1: Victory Is Mine - Dorothy Norwood



Kadeem Graves Published on Jul 15, 2012

This is from the 1994 video "Feel Like..."

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Example #2: Dorothy Norwood - Victory Is Mine



malacomg, May 12, 2014

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