Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey wrote it

In The Scheme of Things

According to an editorial in Ebony magazine Rev. Thomas Dorsey bought the rights to the song. It was written by someone else. Rev. Dorsey responded to the editorial but never stated he wrote it...Brenda Hildreth

No, that would be the Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey. The two musicians are often confused because their names are identical except for their middle initials.

Thomas A. Dorsey is known as the father of gospel music.