Nelson's musical abilities were further cultivated while he was a student at the Baltimore School for the Arts and Morgan State University where he studied under the esteemed choir director Dr. Nathan Carter. Nelson was soon traveling the globe and conducting choirs his self and working in the music department at his father's church. About fifteen of his friends and he would also get together and sing at church. When Karen Clark-Sheard was coming to perform at his church, she needed some backing singers and his friends stepped in. "It wasn't a formal group," he recalls. "It was just something we did and after we did that service with Karen, we really enjoyed working together and that's when we became Purpose."
At the same time, Nelson had found a lucrative and comfortable income as an executive with a computer software company. Then, something happened to fuel Nelson's writing abilities. "Around 2001 when all of the dotcoms went down I was unemployed and that's when my passion for writing came alive," he says. "I began to write all these songs because I was living off of unemployment. That process took me through a whole thing because of my experience. The song `Healed' definitely came out of that."
Purpose had recorded the song "Healed" on their own self-financed CD in 2002. Nelson had met Grammy-nominated choir leader, Donald Lawrence, at a Washington, D.C. workshop in 2000. "When Donald heard `Healed' he said, `I'm gonna record that song.' He felt that message was what God was saying to the church at the time." Lawrence's words proved prophetic and his rousing rendition of "Healed" became a Top Ten gospel smash in 2005. The icing on the cake was that the song won Nelson the Stellar Award as Songwriter of the Year in 2006. He was presented with the award by the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. "I was so shocked that I won," Nelson laughs. "That I didn't even realize that it was Aretha who gave me the award."
Perhaps, the greatest award is that Nelson's songs were now in demand. "I met Troy Sneed at a Gospel Music Workshop of America convention. He said that he had heard a song Purpose recorded called `The Right Place' and that he wanted to record it." Sneed produced the song on Pastor Rudolph McKissick and it became a Top 5 Billboard gospel hit.
It was through Sneed that Nelson would enjoy his biggest song yet. "Troy called one day and said that he was coming to Baltimore to record a group of youth," Nelson recalls. "He called me on a Tuesday and I didn't have a song that night. I wrote `The Struggle is Over' in about ten minutes. The scripture for it comes from Deuteronomy 1: 6-8 in the NIV version. In that scripture, the Lord spoke to Moses to tell the children of Israel they could now come out of the wilderness and possess the land that God promised them in Canaan. So, for them, the struggle was over. So, during the recording that night, the kids were crying and Troy said, `This will be the single.'"
Indeed, it was the single. Released in the winter of 2006, the congregational ballad became the surprise hit of the summer when it spent 12 weeks at #1 on Billboard magazine's Hot Gospel Songs chart. "I never thought it was single worthy," says Nelson. "It didn't sound commercial to me but I apologize for that because obviously the song has resonated with many, many people and touched them."
It was that spirit of touching hearts and minds that permeated Nelson's self-financed concert recording in December 2006. "I undertook that whole project without even knowing if any recording label was going to release it," Nelson confesses. "I took a risk."
Then, Troy Sneed's publicist introduced Nelson to Integrity Music consultant Stacy Merida, who then brought Nelson to the attention of executives at Integrity Music and helped fashion his recording agreement. Now, that live recording which features cameos by William Murphy, Nikki Ross and Sheri Jones-Moffett is finally making its brilliant debut. "My whole concept is dealing with success, victory and triumph," says Nelson. "I expect supernatural success. This CD was in response to the success of `The Struggle is Over' in 2006. The theme of songs like `My Name is Victory' and `Champions' are all in response to the success that God has given us."
"Most songs I get from sermons," Nelson explains. "It comes from divine inspiration. The speaker might say one word but that one word goes into a whole thing. The song `Capacity' came during a service. My father was preaching and while he was preaching, I started writing that song." There was another time when Todd Hall was prophesying in a church service and "he said to turn to your neighbor and say `my praise causes things to look bettah' and instantly every word of that song `Bettah' was written right there in the service."
The only song that Nelson and his frequent songwriting collaborator, Justin Savage, didn't write
is Chris Tomlin's "How Great is Our God." Nelson says, "I heard it at a worship service and it spoke to me. It's an intoxicating song. A whole church no matter what race, creed or color can sing along to it. It became an anthem at my church."
An anthem for Nelson's personal life is the title song, "Right Now Praise." He says, "I wrote that during a difficult time in my life back in 2003. I was on the verge of losing my home and my car. I was working as a substitute teacher. I was in a very low place. My car is my mediation place. I was crying down the road and started singing a melody to the Lord and that's when `Right Now Praise' came to me. I had to rush into school and get to my tape recorder and put it down before I forgot it. Everything with this project is timing. I feel like its time for whatever God has for me to do right now. This is my God ordained time for my life.
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i give you glory
Jonathan Nelson Lyrics
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After a move like that there's nothing to do but to celebrate
Ok, I don't know who I'm talking to tonight
I said there's nothing left to do but to celebrate"
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
"I say we're about to seal it with a praise
See I don't know if y'all ready
This is a SOS moment
I need a little room, little room right here"
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
"Anybody ready to bless the Lord in here tonight?
I said, is anybody ready to lose your mind
'Cause the devil lost again?
I need everybody to jump with me when I say"
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
"I need you to look back over your life
Look back over last year
The fact that you're still standing
Is proof that the devil didn't win
Can I do it one more time? (Yeah)
Ya'll help me do it, come on"
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
Are ya'll ready over here? (Yeah)
Are ya'll ready over here? (Yeah)
Ya'll don't sound - are ya'll tired?
Are you ready to praise the Lord?
If the devil did not win
I want you to lose your mind on this song
We're gonna praise Him
We're gonna dance
'Cause we are free tonight
Tell your neighbour I'm free
(I'm free)
Can I do it the last time right here?
Everybody do it with me
Here we go, ya'll ready?
One - two - one - two - three - hey
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
Yeah
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
Yeah
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
Hey
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
Everybody clap - clap - clap - clap
My dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
Hey, hey
My dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
Ya'll got it
My dance says
I can have it
Ah my dance says
I can possess it
Say it
My dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
It's mine, say it
It's mine
Hey
It's mine
My peace
It's mine
My sanity
It's mine
Yes, Sir
My healing
It's mine
My breakthrough
It's mine
Position
It's mine
Ohh
It's mine
Yeah
My dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
Hey my dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
Now shout it out - whoa!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Now everybody put your hands on it - clap - clap
Whoo!
Romans sixteen and twenty, it says:
"The God of peace will crush Satan under my feet"
Somebody say the God of peace (the God of peace)
Will crush Satan (will crush Satan)
Under my feet (under my feet)
I need you to get your feet ready up in this building
Whoo!
My dance has crushed Satan
Where?
Under my feet
And I declare
What we gon' declare?
I got victory
My dance said (my dance)
Will crush Satan (will crush Satan)
Under (under my feet)
I declare (I declare)
What you gon' declare?
I got victory
My dance said (my dance)
Will crush Satan (will crush Satan)
Under (under my feet)
Say it now, say it
I declare
What you gon' say?
I got victory
Everybody lift it up
I got victory
Everybody say
I got victory
Everybody say
I got victory
Everybody say
I got victory
Everybody clap your
If you got victory in here tonight
I need you to prove it with your praise
No way, no way
One - two
Everybody praise him
Whoo!
My dance will crush Satan
One - two
My dance
My dance will crush Satan
Under (under my feet)
And I (I)
Declare (declare)
Whoa
I got victory
My dance
Crush Satan (will crush Satan)
Whoo!
Under my feet
And I (I)
Declare (declare)
Who
I got victory
Everybody say
I got victory
Little bit louder now
I got victory
Little bit louder now
I got victory
Little bit louder now
I got victory
Wha!
Ya'll don't sound like you got victory in here
If you got victory, scream
One - two
Scream!
Here we go now
Y'all ready
Here we go now
One - two
One - two
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
Whoo!
I got victory
Oh Jesus
I got victory
Jesus
I need my family to come dance with me
I need my family to come dance with me
Get yourself a praise partner
Grab 'em
Grab 'em
And dance with 'em now
Hey!
You better dance
One more time now
One more time now
Ask your neighbour, say
Will you dance with me?
Will you dance with me?
Will you, will you, will you, will you?
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
The song โI Give You Gloryโ by Jonathan Nelson is a powerful, praise-filled song that is all about being grateful to God for overcoming the enemy. The lyrics of the song celebrate the triumphs of God over the forces of evil and encourage listeners to look back over their lives with gratitude, realizing that they have the victory through Jesus Christ. The song opens up with the singer recounting his fatherโs advice that after a trial or tribulation, the best thing to do is to celebrate. He declares that there is nothing left to do but to celebrate because the enemy did not win. Throughout the song, the singer encourages everyone to praise God for the victories they have received and to dance in victory over Satan.
The lyrics of the song are a reminder to Christians that when they put their trust in God, they have the victory through Jesus Christ. The songโs optimistic message is that no matter what happens in our lives, the devil will not win because we have Jesus Christ as our defender. The songโs powerful message is further reinforced by its uplifting melody and the energetic performance of Jonathan Nelson.
Lyrics ยฉ ENTERTAINMENT ONE U.S. LP
Written by: KENNETH SHELTON, JONATHAN NELSON, TYE TRIBBETT, JAMES JOHNSON
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"My dad told me
After a move like that there's nothing to do but to celebrate
Ok, I don't know who I'm talking to tonight
I said there's nothing left to do but to celebrate"
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
"I say we're about to seal it with a praise
See I don't know if y'all ready
This is a SOS moment
I need a little room, little room right here"
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
"Anybody ready to bless the Lord in here tonight?
I said, is anybody ready to lose your mind
'Cause the devil lost again?
I need everybody to jump with me when I say"
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
"I need you to look back over your life
Look back over last year
The fact that you're still standing
Is proof that the devil didn't win
Can I do it one more time? (Yeah)
Ya'll help me do it, come on"
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
Are ya'll ready over here? (Yeah)
Are ya'll ready over here? (Yeah)
Ya'll don't sound - are ya'll tired?
Are you ready to praise the Lord?
If the devil did not win
I want you to lose your mind on this song
We're gonna praise Him
We're gonna dance
'Cause we are free tonight
Tell your neighbour I'm free
(I'm free)
Can I do it the last time right here?
Everybody do it with me
Here we go, ya'll ready?
One - two - one - two - three - hey
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
Yeah
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
Yeah
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
So glad the enemy
Did not triumph
Hey
I give you glory (hey!)
I give you praise (hey!)
'Cause my enemy (did not triumph)
Everybody clap - clap - clap - clap
My dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
Hey, hey
My dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
Ya'll got it
My dance says
I can have it
Ah my dance says
I can possess it
Say it
My dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
It's mine, say it
It's mine
Hey
It's mine
My peace
It's mine
My sanity
It's mine
Yes, Sir
My healing
It's mine
My breakthrough
It's mine
Position
It's mine
Ohh
It's mine
Yeah
My dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
Hey my dance says
I can have it
My dance says
I can possess it
Now shout it out - whoa!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Now everybody put your hands on it - clap - clap
Whoo!
Romans sixteen and twenty, it says:
"The God of peace will crush Satan under my feet"
Somebody say the God of peace (the God of peace)
Will crush Satan (will crush Satan)
Under my feet (under my feet)
I need you to get your feet ready up in this building
Whoo!
My dance has crushed Satan
Where?
Under my feet
And I declare
What we gon' declare?
I got victory
My dance said (my dance)
Will crush Satan (will crush Satan)
Under (under my feet)
I declare (I declare)
What you gon' declare?
I got victory
My dance said (my dance)
Will crush Satan (will crush Satan)
Under (under my feet)
Say it now, say it
I declare
What you gon' say?
I got victory
Everybody lift it up
I got victory
Everybody say
I got victory
Everybody say
I got victory
Everybody say
I got victory
Everybody clap your
If you got victory in here tonight
I need you to prove it with your praise
No way, no way
One - two
Everybody praise him
Whoo!
My dance will crush Satan
One - two
My dance
My dance will crush Satan
Under (under my feet)
And I (I)
Declare (declare)
Whoa
I got victory
My dance
Crush Satan (will crush Satan)
Whoo!
Under my feet
And I (I)
Declare (declare)
Who
I got victory
Everybody say
I got victory
Little bit louder now
I got victory
Little bit louder now
I got victory
Little bit louder now
I got victory
Wha!
Ya'll don't sound like you got victory in here
If you got victory, scream
One - two
Scream!
Here we go now
Y'all ready
Here we go now
One - two
One - two
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
Whoo!
I got victory
Oh Jesus
I got victory
Jesus
I need my family to come dance with me
I need my family to come dance with me
Get yourself a praise partner
Grab 'em
Grab 'em
And dance with 'em now
Hey!
You better dance
One more time now
One more time now
Ask your neighbour, say
Will you dance with me?
Will you dance with me?
Will you, will you, will you, will you?
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
I got victory
@elevit9391
I was Muslim and converted to being a follower of our lLord Jesus Christ..I prayed to God one time with all my heart and asked him to show me if heโs real then Jesus came into my life. The holly spirit is guiding me and I will start preaching in Godโs name one day to bring this gift of true love and happiness to less fortunate and lost souls.Amen โค๐๐๐๐
@cruzykings8030
Where are you from I can help you
@neldejesus-christ7026
God bless you!
He gonna use you for His glory, just be ready.
He has great plan for you life
@charitykabahweza152
Thanks be tรด God
@JH-jr6ub
God has great plans for you. God bless you and prepare you for the ministry you are about to start in Jesus name. God bless you.
@seundaviz
Glory. Go ahead and tell the world.
@EaglesWings251
Who's listening in 2024?
I declare I still got the victory!!!
@GospelMusicMix01
I'm an Iranian Christian, ex Muslim who called upon the lord Jesus Christ and saved by the grace of him , he sets me free from drugs, showed me the truth and now i have the fellowship with father!!! . All the Glory to the lord!! . I just want to proclaim the goodness of God!! ๐. May the lord bless you all!! โค. Now I'm going through many difficulties as I'm a refugee so Please remember me in your prayers!! ๐ ๐
@bridgetouarara4046
Please pray for my husband to have Jesus too as his savior and deliverer from islam
@duocchristophe2254
j'รฉtais tombรฉ un an et demi, puis Jรฉsus m'a rapellรฉ de sa toute puissance vers lui, merci Seigneur !!!!!!!