Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents information about African American Gospel singer and songwriter Dorothy Norwood and showcases three videos of the Gospel song "Victory Is Mine" sung by Dorothy Norwood.
The lyrics to that song are also included in this post along with selected comments from one of these video's discussion threads.
Thanks to Dorothy Norwood for her musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks the publishers of these videos on YouTube and thanks to all those who are featured in these videos.
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An earlier pancocojams post on Dorothy Norwood and her song "Victory Is Mine" was published in 2014.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DOROTHY NORWOOD
From 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 1 position on Billboard′s Top FEarly life and work with the Caravans/
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she began singing and touring with her family at the age of eight. In 1956, she moved to Chicago, Illinois, and was soon singing with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Shortly after, during the early 1960s, Norwood became a member of the gospel group The Caravans, which would include such gospel music legends as the Queen of Gospel Albertina Walker, who is also Norwood's role model and confidante. Other members of the Caravans include Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews, Delores Washington, Cassietta George and the late Rev. James Cleveland.
Solo career
Norwood launched her solo career in 1964 and recorded her first album Johnny and Jesus on Savoy Records. It brought her national attention and was certified Gold. She followed it up with the stirring Denied Mother, which also went Gold, and earned her the title "World's Greatest Storyteller". After the death of Albertina Walker, she is now characterized as the "Mother of Gospel music", while Shirley Caesar is the "Queen of Gospel Music".
In her 50 plus years in the Gospel Music Industry, Norwood has recorded over 50 albums, five of which were certified Gold. She has also received numerous awards and citations, including nine Grammy Award nominations. R.E.A. Robert Estevis Award for the album The Caravans, Paved The Way. As renowned as she is in America, she is just as large in Europe. She has performed in Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and England."...
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LYRICS: VICTORY IS MINE
(written by Dorothy Norwood and Alvin Darling)
(recorded by Dorothy Norwood)
Chorus 1:
Victory is mine,
victory is mine,
victory today is mine.
I told Satan to get thee behind,
victory today is mine.
Verse:
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 the victory.
Chorus 1
Chorus 2:
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.
Chorus 3:
Happiness is mine,
happiness is mine,
happiness today is mine.
I told Satan to get thee behind,
happiness today is mine.
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
Source: http://allgospellyrics.com/printwin.php?id=11519
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This song is often sung without the "When I Rose This Morning" verse.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #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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Here are a few comments from this discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
1. marioparty12345, 2013
"Some people don't even know about that "When I Rose This Morning" part. But my Great Aunt makes sure she sings it everytime she leads this song on the choir. Thank You Jesus ."
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2. Joseph Vulaca, 2018
"Man thhe good ol school church gospel!"
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3. 4Cedar Who, 2018
"Every Sunday we watch "The Help" and then we listen to this. I wish church was like this. Would be so much more inspiring.
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The Help is a 2011 award winning American movie. Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Help_(film)for information about that movie.
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REPLY
4. Angel 1973, 2019
"Amen in a small country church it's still like this! Hallelujah praise His Holy Name!"
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5. alan smlth, 2019
"I`m telling Satan,Victory is mine . Joy ,Peace ,Happiness, Victory and praise. So get out of those dead Churches that are as dead as the chicken,as weak as the tea and as cold as the ice cream."
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Video #2: Dorothy Norwood - Victory Is Mine
malacomg, May 12, 2014
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Video #3: Dorothy Norwood - Victory Is Mine
malacomg, May 23, 2014
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