Purple Robe Song Lyrics and Chords by The Stanley Brothers
Purple Robe
Recorded by the Stanley Brothers
Written by Odell McLeod
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There's a story so unkind in th
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e Holy book w
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And it tells how Jesus stood alone one
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accused and there condemned yet they
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found no fault with
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Him
The man who wore the
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scarlet purple
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Purple robe my Savior wore oh the
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shame for me He
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bore
As He stood alone forsaken on that
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day
And they
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placed upon His head piercing
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thorns and blood stained
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red
His raiment was a
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scarlet purple
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robe
In the common judgment hall he was
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mocked and scorned by
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all
And a tear of sorrow fell upon His
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cheek
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of the wicked man smote
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Him with their evil
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hand
The Man who wore the
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scarlet purple
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robe
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Words of truth that day were plain
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from the lips of Pilot
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came
In this man I find no reason He should
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die
But the
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multitudes then cried let
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Him now be cruci
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fied
The man who wore the
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scarlet purple
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robe
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Oh the River Of Jordan
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is many miles
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away
And this mighty river I may never
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see
But I'l
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l find myself an alter in a
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n old fashione
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church
And my River Of
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Jordan that will
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be
FAQ
Who sang the the song Purple Robe?
- The song Purple Robe was sang by The Stanley Brothers.
Who is The Stanley Brothers?
- The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians made up of brothers Carter Stanley (1925-1966) and Ralph Stanley (1927-2016). Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued as a solo artist after Carter's death, from 1967 until his own death in 2016.
