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

Edited by Azizi Powell

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

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LYRICS: VICTORY IS MINE
(Dorothy Norwood)

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”
-snip-
This song is sometimes sung without the "When I Rose This Morning" verse.

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FEATURED 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 - Gospel Legends Volume 2 soloist Dorothy Norwood



pannellctp, Uploaded on Apr 26, 2011

Victory Is Mine - Gospel Legends Volume 2 soloist Dorothy Norwood

A medley of Victory Is Mine, I Need Thee and Shine On Me

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Example #2: 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 #3: Dorothy Norwood and the Caravans Live/Victory is Mine



TrueGospelMan Published on Dec 20, 2012

Dorothy Norwood, Albertina Walker, Cassietta George, Delores Washington: The Caravans

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EDITOR'S NOTES
A video commenter 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 was included in the soundtrack of the American movie
The Help.

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RELATED LINK
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/four-examples-of-gospel-song-this.html
for a pancocojams post of the song "This Morning When I Rose". Lyrics of that Gospel song include the lines "This morning when I rose/I didn't have no doubt." However, the remaining lyrics of that song are different from the "When I rose this morning" verse that is found in the song "Victory Is Mine".

Also, there are other African American Gospel songs with the title and/or lyrics "When I Rose This Morning". Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yqHK7MLoec for a video of one such song that is performed by the Kansas City Gospel Wonders.

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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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